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EuroVelo 15 (EV15), named the ''Rhine Cycle Route'', is a EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running 1230km along the Rhine river valley from the headwaters of the Rhine in Andermatt in Switzerland to the river's mouth in Hook of Holland in the Netherlands. The route crosses Europe from south to north, from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea, passing through four countries:
EuroVelo 15 (EV15), named the ''Rhine Cycle Route'', is a EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running 1230km along the Rhine river valley from the headwaters of the Rhine in Andermatt in Switzerland to the river's mouth in Hook of Holland in the Netherlands. The route crosses Europe from south to north, from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea, passing through four countries: Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
The Rhine Cycle Route is called the following in the languages along its course: german: Rheinradweg, french: Véloroute Rhin and nl, Rijnfietsroute.
Overview
The Rhine is Europe’s most well-known and most historic river. Throughout its steady north-south course from the Alps to the North Sea, it is one of the most attractive rivers for tourists with its most charming countryside. It has been one of the most important traffic routes for cultural exchange between the Mediterranean region and Northern Europe for two thousand years. The fluvial topography of the Rhine is amongst the most enchanting and invites to visit the bordering cities and villages with numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, likeStrasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
, Speyer cathedral, the Rhine Gorge and Cologne cathedral.
Route
* Switzerland: EV15 follows Swiss National Bike Route no. 2. ** Andermatt, Disentis, Chur,Rorschach Rorschach may refer to:
* Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist
** Rorschach test, his psychological evaluation method involving inkblots
* Rorschach (character), a character from the comics ''Watchmen''
* Rorschach (comic book), a 2020 comic
* ...
, Schaffhausen, Zurzach, Basel.
* France:
**Huningue
Huningue (; german: Hüningen; gsw-FR, Hinige) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany (Weil am Rhein, a suburb of Basel locate ...
, Ottmarsheim, Neuf-Brisach, Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted ...
, Erstein, Eschau
Eschau is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 3,800.
Geography
Location
Eschau lies in the Bavarian Lower Mai ...
, Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
, La Wantzenau, Gambsheim, Drusenheim
Drusenheim ( or ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France, situated on the bank of the Rhine.
History
Drusenheim was fortified by the military architect, militaire Jean Maximilien Welsch in 1705.
Popu ...
, Sessenheim, Rœschwoog
Rœschwoog (; german: Röschwoog; gsw-FR, Reschwuch) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 514 communes of t ...
, Seltz, Munchhausen, Mothern, Lauterbourg.
* Germany: EV15 follows D-Route no. 8.
** Karlsruhe, Speyer, Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...
, Mannheim, Worms, Oppenheim, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Bingen, Rüdesheim, Boppard, Koblenz
Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary.
Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...
, Andernach, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Xanten, Emmerich am Rhein.
* Netherlands: EV15 follows a number of LF-routes.
** Millingen aan de Rijn, Arnhem, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Hook of Holland.
See also
* Dutch National Cycle Routes * EuroVelo * German Cycling Network *Swiss National Bike Routes
The Swiss National Bike Routes (german: Nationale Velorouten, french: Itinéraires à vélo nationaux, it, Percorsi nazionali) are the national cycling route network of Switzerland. There are currently 9 such long-distance cycling routes criss-cr ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.rhinecycleroute.eu/ EuroVelo Hiking trails in Europe Cycleways in France Cycleways in Switzerland Cycleways in the Netherlands Cycleways in Germany