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International rivers of Europe
- HaineThe Haine, a river in Belgium, gave its name to the province of Hainaut. The province still exists in Belgium today.
- DnieperIn 1932, a new dam's reservoir swallowed the Dnieper Rapids. Vikings once dragged ships around seven of them.
- MeuseMosasaurus, a sea reptile, was named after the Meuse river. First known fossils were found outside Maastricht in 1780.
- DanubeOn many summer days, the Danube disappears underground in Germany.
- SambreThe Sambre is a river that ends its journey in Namur, the capital of Wallonia in Belgium. There it joins the Meuse, arriving from the left bank. Its route begins in northern France and crosses into Belgium. Along the way it touches ground…
- RhineThe Rhine's length was wrong in reference books for nearly 80 years. A likely typo in 1932 was fixed in 2010.
- RhôneUntil the nineteenth century, travelers crossed the Rhône river in water coaches hauled by men or horses.
- OderThe Oder river became a national border only after World War II. Germany did not formally recognize it until 1990.
- Inn (river)The Inn river carries more water than the Danube where they meet, yet it is called the tributary.
- DaugavaThe Daugava river starts near the Volga's birthplace but turns west instead of east. It runs 1,020 kilometres.
- NemanNapoleon and Tsar Alexander I signed a peace treaty on a raft in the Neman River.