Lower Rhine

Lower Rhine is a region in the state of in along the river Rhine below the . As well as the immediate banks of the river, it includes the lowlands extending westwards of it until the border. , the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, is included in the region, alongside the cities of and facing it across the Rhine.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations: Düsseldorf and Mönchengladbach.

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is a city on the River Rhine in western…

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is a city in , with 262,000 inhabitants.

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, also spelled Crefeld until 1925, is a city in , in western .

Destinations to Discover

Places to explore: Neuss and Kleve.

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is a city of 154,000 people across the Rhine…

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is a town in the Lower Rhine region…

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is a city on the River Rhine…

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is a town in , , .

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is a town in the district of , in in .

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is the fourth-largest airport in Germany.

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is in Lower Rhine. It's a town of 12,000…

Lower Rhine

Latitude of center
51.3649° or 51° 21′ 54″ north
Longitude of center
6.5396° or 6° 32′ 23″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q445609
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Lower Rhine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “下莱茵地区”
  • Chinese: “下萊茵區”
  • Chinese: “下萊茵地區”
  • Croatian: “Donja Rajna”
  • Czech: “Niederrhein”
  • Dutch: “Nederrijn”
  • Dutch: “Niederrhein”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono Malsupra Rejno”
  • Finnish: “Ala-Reini”
  • French: “Basse-Rhénanie”
  • German: “Niederrhein”
  • Hebrew: “הריין התחתון”
  • Interlingua: “Basse Rhenania”
  • Italian: “Bassa Renania”
  • Japanese: “下ラインラント”
  • Kölsch: “Niederrhing”
  • Korean: “니더라인”
  • Limburgan: “Nederrien (regio in Pruses)”
  • Limburgan: “Nederrien”
  • Low German: “Nedderrhien”
  • Macedonian: “Долна Рајна (област)”
  • Macedonian: “Долна Рајна”
  • Romanian: “Cursul Inferior al Rinului”
  • Russian: “Нижний Рейн (регион)”
  • Russian: “Нижний Рейн”
  • Slovenian: “Spodnje Porenje”
  • Spanish: “Baja Renania”
  • Swedish: “Niederrhein”
  • Ukrainian: “Нижній Рейн”
  • Venetian: “Basa Renània”
  • Western Frisian: “Nederryn (regio)”
  • Western Frisian: “Nederryn”

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