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The Rhine knee (or Rhine's knee, in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 Rheinknie) is the name of a few geographical curve
Curve

In mathematics, a curve consists of the points through which a continuous function moving point passes. This notion captures the intuitive idea of a geometrical dimension object, which furthermore is connectedness in the sense of having no continuous function or continuum ....
s in the Rhine river.

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Basel

Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city . With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area , Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area....
 the Rhine changes its east-western direction of flow to south-northern direction, along the borders of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, to flow in the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. In political view the Rhine knee is near the tripoint
Tripoint

A tripoint is a geography point at which the border of three country or subnational entities meet. There are currently 157 international tripoints....
 of France, Germany and Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. Therefore this region is called Regio TriRhena.

The whole Rhine knee lies within the Swiss territory and is settled by the city of Basel and its adjacent municipalities Riehen
Riehen

Riehen is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Basel-City in Switzerland. Together with the city of Basel and Bettingen, Riehen is one of three municipalities in the canton....
 and Bettingen
Bettingen

Bettingen is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Basel-City in Switzerland. There are 1173 people living in Bettingen....
.






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The Rhine knee (or Rhine's knee, in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 Rheinknie) is the name of a few geographical curve
Curve

In mathematics, a curve consists of the points through which a continuous function moving point passes. This notion captures the intuitive idea of a geometrical dimension object, which furthermore is connectedness in the sense of having no continuous function or continuum ....
s in the Rhine river.

Rhine knee at Basel

In Basel
Basel

Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city . With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area , Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area....
 the Rhine changes its east-western direction of flow to south-northern direction, along the borders of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, to flow in the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. In political view the Rhine knee is near the tripoint
Tripoint

A tripoint is a geography point at which the border of three country or subnational entities meet. There are currently 157 international tripoints....
 of France, Germany and Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. Therefore this region is called Regio TriRhena.

The whole Rhine knee lies within the Swiss territory and is settled by the city of Basel and its adjacent municipalities Riehen
Riehen

Riehen is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Basel-City in Switzerland. Together with the city of Basel and Bettingen, Riehen is one of three municipalities in the canton....
 and Bettingen
Bettingen

Bettingen is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Basel-City in Switzerland. There are 1173 people living in Bettingen....
. Further north are the German cities of Lörrach
Lörrach

L?rrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the France and the Switzerland border. It is the capital of the district L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg....
 and Weil am Rhein
Weil am Rhein

Weil am Rhein is a Germany town and commune situated on the east bank of the River Rhine, and close to the point at which the Switzerland, France and German borders meet....
 as well as the French towns Huningue
Huningue

Huningue is a Commune in France in Alsace, France. It is the seat of the canton of Huningue.Part of the Haut-Rhin d?partement in France, Huningue's INSEE code is 68149 and its postal code is 68330....
 and Saint Louis.

Other Rhine knees

Another curve of the Rhine is called Rhine knee, which is between the German cities of Mainz
Mainz

Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the Germany States of Germany of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was a politically important seat of the Prince-elector of Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman Empire fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine River and formed part of the northernmost frontier of th...
 and Bingen
Bingen

Bingen may refer to:* Bingen am Rhein, Germany* Bingen, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany* Bingen, Washington, United States...
. There is also a bridge
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
 in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf

D?sseldorf is the capital city of the Germany state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of Germany. The city is situated on the River Rhine and has a high population density - the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area has over 10 million inhabitants alone....
 called "Rhine knee bridge".