What continet is the Rhine river in?

Rhine River, German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Celtic Renos, Latin Rhenus, river and waterway of western Europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most important arteries of industrial transport in the world.

1. Where are the Rhine River located?
2. Is the Rhine River in eastern Europe?
3. Where is the Rhine River in Germany?
4. What waterways are in southern Europe?
5. Which river runs west to east across northern Italy?
6. Which river flows north in Europe?
7. What river runs through Amsterdam?
8. What is the Rhine?
9. What does Rhine mean in German?
10. Which capital city is on the Rhine River?
11. What type of country is Germany?
12. How many countries have a capital that stands on the River Rhine?

Where are the Rhine River located?

In addition to being one of Europe's most important rivers, the Rhine is also one of its most beautiful. It originates in southeastern Switzerland and the Upper Rhine flows toward Basel, then into Germany where the Middle Rhine Valley is flanked by pastoral towns, vineyards and dozens of castles and fortresses.

Is the Rhine River in eastern Europe?

Through Western Europe: Rhine

The Rhine begins in Switzerland and streams 766 miles to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where it ends in the North Sea. The river, known as "Old Father Rhine," runs past cliff-side castles, vineyards and, of course, picturesque towns that dapple the shores through six countries.

Where is the Rhine River in Germany?

The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

What waterways are in southern Europe?

The Rhine and Danube tap supplies from the Alps in spring and summer, and the Rhine, especially, taps areas of winter rainfall maximum. The Volga River has its highest water in spring and early summer, thanks to snowmelt, and falls to a summer low.

Which river runs west to east across northern Italy?

Po River, Latin Padus, longest river in Italy, rising in the Monte Viso group of the Cottian Alps on Italy's western frontier and emptying into the Adriatic Sea in the east after a course of 405 miles (652 km).

Which river flows north in Europe?

In the city of Basel in Switzerland, the river turns in the northward direction and is referred to as the Upper Rhine. This part of the river forms the boundary between Germany and France. Then, the Rhine flows into the Netherlands where it is divided into three branches (Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt).

What river runs through Amsterdam?

Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, Dutch Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal, Dutch waterway connecting the port of Amsterdam with the Rhine River. From Amsterdam the canal passes to the southeast through Utrecht on its way to the Waal River near Tiel.

What is the Rhine?

Rhine. / (raɪn) / noun. a river in central and W Europe, rising in SE Switzerland: flows through Lake Constance north through W Germany and west through the Netherlands to the North Sea.

What does Rhine mean in German?

proper noun. river that flows through Europe.

Which capital city is on the Rhine River?

Bonn, city, Köln Regierungsbezirk (administrative district), North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), Germany. The city is located on the Rhine River, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Cologne.

What type of country is Germany?

Germany is a federal, parliamentary, representative democratic republic.

How many countries have a capital that stands on the River Rhine?

The capital cities of Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands are not located on the Rhine. However, the capital of Liechtenstein is.