and official publications. The error was discovered in 2010, and the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat confirms the length at . Lists of features Cities on the Rhine Large cities that are situated on the Rhine: Switzerland: Basel France: Strasbourg Germany: Karlsruhe Mannheim Ludwigshafen Wiesbaden Mainz Koblenz Bonn Cologne Leverkusen Neuss Düsseldorf Krefeld (Uerdingen) Duisburg Netherlands: Arnhem (Nederrijn) Nijmegen (Waal) Utrecht (Kromme Rijn) Rotterdam (Nieuwe Maas) Smaller cities that are situated on the Rhine: Switzerland: Chur Kreuzlingen Schaffhausen Liechtenstein: Vaduz Germany: Konstanz Breisach Speyer Worms Bingen am Rhein Rüdesheim am Rhein Neuwied Andernach Bad Honnef Königswinter Niederkassel Wesseling Dormagen Zons Monheim am Rhein Wesel Xanten Emmerich am Rhein Netherlands: Zutphen (IJssel) Deventer (IJssel) Zwolle (IJssel) Kampen (IJssel) Leiden (Oude Rijn) Dordrecht (Merwede) Wageningen (Nederrijn) Woerden (Oude Rijn) Wijk bij Duurstede ( Neder Rijn / Kromme Rijn / Lek ) Alphen aan den Rijn ( Oude Rijn ) Countries and borders During its course from the Alps to the North Sea, the Rhine passes through four countries and constitutes six different country borders. On the various parts: the Anterior Rhine lies entirely within Switzerland, while at least one tributary to Posterior Rhine, Reno di Lei originates in Italy, but is not considered a part of the Rhine proper. the Alpine Rhine flows within Switzerland till Sargans, from which it becomes the border between Switzerland (to the west) and Liechtenstein (to the east) until Oberriet, and the river never flows within Liechtenstein. It then becomes the border between Switzerland (to the west) and Austria (to the east) until Diepoldsau where the modern and straight course enters Switzerland, while the original course Alter Rhein makes a bend to the east and continues as the Swiss-Austrian border until the confluence at Widnau. From here the river continues as the border until Lustenau, where the modern and straight course enters Austria (the only part of the river that flows within Austria), while the original course makes a bend to the west and continues as the border, until both courses enter Lake Constance. the first half of Seerhein, between the upper and lower body of Lake Constance, flows within Germany (and the city of Konstanz), while the second is the German (to the north) – Swiss (to the south) frontier. the first parts of the High Rhine, from Lake Constance to Altholz, the river alternates flowing within Switzerland and being the German-Swiss frontier (three times each). From Altholz the