Rhin

For the wine grape also known as Rhin, see Silvaner.
Rhin is also the French name for the river Rhine.
Rhin

Near Friesack

Havel (dark blue) and Rhin (bluish green)
Basin
Main source Brandenburg
River mouth Havel
52°44′42″N 12°13′17″E / 52.74500°N 12.22139°E / 52.74500; 12.22139Coordinates: 52°44′42″N 12°13′17″E / 52.74500°N 12.22139°E / 52.74500; 12.22139
Size 1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
Country Germany
Physiognomy
Length 125 km (78 mi)

The Rhin is a 125-kilometre (78 mi) long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel. 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.

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