Home> Landscape > Rivers Submit Your Photo Slide Show No 19 Of 22 Prev    Next Rhine  Publish Date : 24-12-2007 Author : Haui Hits : 303 Rating : Not rated The Rhine - here is this image near Eglisau Kanton Zurich Switzerland. The Rhine (German: Rhein; Dutch: Rijn; French: Rhin; Italian: Reno; Romansh: Rain; Slovenian: Ren; Romanian: Rin; Portuguese: Reno; Latin: Rhenus) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 miles), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. The name of the Rhine comes from the archaic German Rhine, which in turn comes from Middle High German: Rin, from the Proto-Indo-European root *reie- ("to flow, run") The Rhine's origins are in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, where its two main initial tributaries are called Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein. Rate This Photo 5 - Best4321 Add Your Comment Your Name * Your Comment * Enter Validation Code * Prev    Next