Rhine

river in Western Europe to the North Sea
RiverBodyOfWater main_stem Q584
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The Rhine is a river . As a river, it has a main stem . The Rhine's main stem is a key part of its identity as a riverbodyofwater. It is this main stem that defines the Rhine's role in the landscape.

Rhine

Summary

Rhine is a main stem[1]. Rhine ranks in the top 5% of main_stem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,815 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rhine is located in Canton of the Grisons[3].
  • Rhine is located in South Holland[4].
  • Rhine is located in Canton of Basel-Stadt[5].
  • Rhine is located in Canton of St. Gallen[6].
  • Rhine is located in Canton of Zürich[7].
  • Rhine is located in Canton of Aargau[8].
  • Rhine is in the country of Switzerland[9].
  • Rhine is in the country of Austria[10].
  • Rhine is in the country of Liechtenstein[11].
  • Rhine is in the country of Germany[12].
  • Rhine is in the country of France[13].
  • Rhine is in the country of Netherlands[14].
  • Rhine is on the continent of Europe[15].
  • Rhine's instance of is recorded as main stem[16].
  • Rhine's instance of is recorded as waterway[17].
  • Rhine's instance of is recorded as national waterways in Germany[18].
  • Rhine's basin country is recorded as Switzerland[19].
  • Rhine's basin country is recorded as Liechtenstein[20].
  • Rhine's basin country is recorded as Germany[21].
  • Rhine's basin country is recorded as Netherlands[22].
  • Rhine's basin country is recorded as France[23].
  • Rhine is part of Rhine basin[24].
  • Rhine is part of France–Germany border[25].
  • Rhine is part of Liechtenstein–Switzerland border[26].
  • Rhine is part of European Union–Switzerland border[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Rhine include rhenium[28], a chemical element[29]; Rhineland[30], a region[31], in Germany[32]; Haut-Rhin[33], a department of France[34], in France[35], founded in 1790[36]; Bas-Rhin[37], a department of France[38], in France[39], founded in 1790[40], headquartered in Strasbourg[41]; Stein am Rhein[42], a Municipality of Switzerland[43], in Switzerland[44]; Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region[45], a metropolitan region in Germany[46], in Germany[47]; Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region[48], a metropolitan region in Germany[49], in Germany[50]; and Rhine capitalism[51].

Why It Matters

Rhine ranks in the top 5% of main_stem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,815 views/month).[2] Rhine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Rhine is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Rhine include rhenium[28], a chemical element[29]; Rhineland[30], a region[31], in Germany[32]; Haut-Rhin[33], a department of France[34], in France[35], founded in 1790[36]; Bas-Rhin[37], a department of France[38], in France[39], founded in 1790[40], headquartered in Strasbourg[41]; Stein am Rhein[42], a Municipality of Switzerland[43], in Switzerland[44]; and Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region[45], a metropolitan region in Germany[46], in Germany[47].

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  8. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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