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Rhin

Rhin is the French name for the Rhine, a major European river. The Rhine rises in the Swiss Alps at Tomasee in the canton of Graubünden and runs northward through Switzerland, forming part of the border with Liechtenstein, before entering Germany. It flows through German states including Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia, and finally enters the North Sea in the Netherlands as part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. The river's basin covers about 185,000 square kilometers and serves as a vital waterway for freight, a source of hydroelectric power, and a focal point for centuries of trade and culture. Major cities along its course include Basel (Switzerland), Strasbourg (France), Mainz, Cologne, and Düsseldorf, as well as Rotterdam at its delta.

Linguistically, Rhin is used in French to name the river; in other languages the river has different

names:
Rhein
in
German,
Rijn
in
Dutch.
The
term
Rhin
can
also
appear
as
a
surname
and
as
part
of
place
names
in
Romance-
and
German-speaking
regions.
In
encyclopedic
usage,
Rhin
may
be
treated
as
a
cross-border
entry
linked
to
the
Rhine.