The 'Rhine knee' (or ''Rhine's knee'', in
German ''Rheinknie'') is the name of a few geographical
curves in the
Rhine river.
Rhine knee at Basel
In
Basel the Rhine changes its east-western direction of flow up to the north, along the borders of
France and
Germany, to flow in the
North Sea. In political view the Rhine knee is near the
three country corner of France, Germany and
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 and
Bettingen. More north are the German cities of
Lörrach and
Weil am Rhein as well as the French towns
Huningue and
Saint Louis.
Other Rhine knees
Another curve of the Rhine is called Rhine knee, which is between the German cities of
Mainz and
Bingen. There is also a
bridge in
Düsseldorf called "Rhine knee bridge".
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