What is the significance of the Rhine river?

Answer 1

First of all Europe is not a country, it is a Continent.


The Rhine has been a vital, navigable waterway, and carried trade and goods deep inland. It has also served as a defensive feature and has been the basis for regional and international borders.

Answer 2

Because it is a major trade artery. Since the middle ages it has been cheaper, and until the railways arrived quicker, to transport goods by water than by land. It allowed trade from the seaports of the Netherlands into Germany and beyond.

Answer 3

The Rhine River flows over 820 miles, starting in the Swiss Alps and going through Germany and France. The Rhine River was important because it is one of Europe's most important trade routes.