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{{Short description|European cycling route}}
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[[File:EuroVelo Route 15.svg|thumb|Map of the EuroVelo 15, the Rhine Cycle Route.]]
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=EuroVelo 15|work=Cycling in Alsace website|publisher=Alsace à vélo|url=http://www.tourisme67.com/pdf/cyclotourisme/fiche-circuit-1.pdf|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> The route crosses Europe from south to north, from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea, passing through four countries: [[Switzerland]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]].
The Rhine Cycle Route is called the following in the languages along its course: {{langx|de|Rheinradweg}}, {{langx|fr|Véloroute Rhin}} and {{langx|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]], like [[Strasbourg]], [[Speyer cathedral]], the [[Rhine Gorge]] and [[Cologne cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web|title=EuroVelo 15: From the source of the Rhine to its mouth in the North Sea|url=http://www.rhinecycleroute.eu/UK_front-page?set_language=e|work=EuroVelo 15 website|publisher=[[European Cyclists' Federation]]|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref>
==Route==
* '''Switzerland''': EV15 follows [[Swiss National Bike Routes|Swiss National Bike Route]] no. 2.
**[[Andermatt]], [[Disentis]], [[Chur]], [[Rorschach, St. Gallen|Rorschach]], [[Schaffhausen]], [[Zurzach]], [[Basel]].
* '''France''':
**[[Huningue]], [[Ottmarsheim]], [[Neuf-Brisach]], [[Marckolsheim]], [[Erstein]], [[Eschau]], [[Strasbourg]], [[La Wantzenau]], [[Gambsheim]], [[Drusenheim]], [[Sessenheim]], [[Rœschwoog]], [[Seltz]], [[Munchhausen, Bas-Rhin|Munchhausen]], [[Mothern, Bas-Rhin|Mothern]], [[Lauterbourg]].
* '''Germany''':  EV15 follows [[German Cycling Network|D-Route]] no. 8.
**[[Karlsruhe]], [[Speyer]], [[Ludwigshafen]], [[Mannheim]], [[Worms, Germany|Worms]], [[Oppenheim]], [[Mainz]], [[Wiesbaden]], [[Bingen am Rhein|Bingen]], [[Rüdesheim an der Nahe|Rüdesheim]], [[Boppard]], [[Koblenz]], [[Andernach]], [[Bonn]], [[Cologne]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Duisburg]], [[Xanten]], [[Emmerich am Rhein]].
* '''Netherlands''': EV15 follows a number of [[LF-route]]s.
**[[Millingen aan de Rijn]], [[Arnhem]], [[Utrecht]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Hook of Holland]].
==See also==
*[[Dutch National Cycle Routes]]
*[[EuroVelo]]
*[[German Cycling Network]]
*[[Swiss National Bike Routes]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.rhinecycleroute.eu/}}
[[Category:EuroVelo]]
[[Category:Hiking trails in Europe]]
[[Category:Cycleways in France]]
[[Category:Cycleways in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Cycleways in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Cycleways in Germany]]