Rhin

This article is about river of Brandenburg, Germany, tributary of the Havel. For river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, tributary of the Elbe, see Rhin (Elbe). For the wine grape also known as Rhin, see Silvaner. For the prefix "rhin-", see list of commonly used taxonomic affixes.
Not to be confused with the Rhine, which runs through western Germany, also "Rhin" in French.
Rhin
Near Friesack
Havel (dark blue) and Rhin (bluish green)
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBrandenburg
Mouth 
 • location
Havel
 • coordinates
52°44′42″N 12°13′17″E / 52.74500°N 12.22139°E / 52.74500; 12.22139
Length133.3 km (82.8 mi)
Basin size1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionHavel→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Rhin is a 133.3-kilometre (82.8 mi) long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel.[1] It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few kilometres downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) upstream from where the Havel meets the Elbe.

  • Rhin
  • In Neuruppin-Zermützel
    In Neuruppin-Zermützel
  • Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin-Wustrau
    Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin-Wustrau
  • Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin
    Wustrauer Rhin in Fehrbellin
  • Bützrhin near Fehrbellin-Wall
    Bützrhin near Fehrbellin-Wall

References

  1. ^ Greule, Albrecht (31 January 2014). Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 436. ISBN 978-3-11-033859-1.
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