The '''Rhine River''' spans Central Europe and Western Europe. It flows through or along the borders of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and The Netherlands. It is a major navigation way and played an important role in history and culture of Europe.
Parts
The Rhine is commonly divided into the following parts:
# High Rhine (''Hochrhein'') — from Graubunden to Basel in Switzerland
# Upper Rhine (''Oberrhein'') — between Basel and Bingen, Germany
# Rhine Valley (''Mittelrhein'') — the most famous and scenic part of the Rhine between Bingen and Bonn, with countless wineries and the famous ''Loreley'' rock
# Lower Rhine (''Niederrhein'') — from Bonn and Cologne into the Ruhr, then splitting into a vast delta that covers much of the Netherlands