They are the source of legends about a maiden said to woo young men to their destruction. In one version, the maiden betrothed to a knight who failed to return remained ever faithful to her love. Falling prey to rumors portraying her as a sorceress, she was tried for using her evil powers before the Archbishop of Cologne. Felled by her charms, the judges sent her off to an abbey. En route, she passed the Lorelei for one last look—only to spot her young knight.
Startled, he looked up and saw her on the precipice and forgot to steer, crashing his boat. She leaped to her death; together they lie in peace at the bottom of the Rhine. Technik Museum, Speyer , Germany: Masterpieces of technology, including aircraft, classic cars, locomotives, fire engines, submarines and a unique collection of automatic musical instruments.
Red Star Line Museum , Antwerp, Belgium: Exhibits telling the human story of emigration, with a focus on those who sailed to America on Red Star Line ocean steamers to seek better lives, to Switzerland: Traditional fondue melted cheese served with pieces of bread for dipping ; rosti made from skillet-fried grated potatoes ; pastetli mushrooms and meat in a creamy sauce ; rippli smoked pork loin served with bacon, beans and potatoes; and Basler leckerli cookies made with honey and candied orange and lemon peel.
Here is just a sampling:. Suggested Terms. Many years ago, the Rhine was considered as one of the most polluted rivers in Europe. Within 10 days the pollution had travelled the length of the Rhine and into the North Sea. By the year , the programme aims to achieve a return to the river species such as the salmon which once thrived there. The use of the river for extracting drinking water is also safeguarded. BBC map showing likely places where pollution could occur pressures. Cleaning up the River Rhine.
Map - www. Causes of the Floods. Follow me on Twitter mbarrow. This site uses cookies. In the s two further schemes were completed downstream of Strasbourg. As a result, the Rhine is canalised almost throughout its course on the French border. The distance table here covers the section of the river shared by France between PK The right-hand column gives distances working upstream from the French-German border at Lauterbourg. History — Canalisation of the Rhine for hydropower and navigation was authorised under the Treaty of Versailles in for the exclusive benefit of France.
The twin Kembs locks, built in the s, were The Rhine is a challenging fast-flowing river from the German border up to Iffezheim lock.
The winding channel, the ferries, the current and the incessant traffic all require constant attention. From Iffezheim upstream to Basle the dams and locks make the river easy to navigate, but it is forbidden to hire boats. Fast currents will also be encountered on the approach to the Swiss border and the port of Basle.
The blue flag protocol applies on the Rhine, allowing craft to pass starboard to starboard instead of port to port, so that upstream craft can choose the inside of bends where the current is not so strong.
Smaller craft do not display a blue flag, but should of course be out of the main channel and attentive to what may be incorrectly interpreted as erratic zigzagging by commercial traffic.
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