PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Fact 1-2
The Rhine flows through Germany, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland. The Rhine also flows around the borders of Austria and Liechtenstein.
Fact 3
The Rhine is 1233 km (or 765 miles) long.
Fact 4
The name comes from the Celtic word "renos", which means raging flow.
Fact 5-6
The Rhine is the Longest River in Germany and the 12th longest in Europe.
Fact 7
Approx. 58 million people live along the River
Fact 8
Anthropologists have discovered Homo Sapien artifacts from 44,000 years ago.
Fact 9
Castle Liebenstein, Marksburg, and Maus are all on the Rhine River.
Fact 10
You can take a barge cruise up the Rhine River and see major cities like Cologne.
