In the city of Schwetzingen, in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany

 "What I love most about rivers is

You can't step in the same river twice
The water's always changing, always flowing
But people, I guess, can't live like that
We all must pay a price
To be safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing
What's around the riverbend
Waiting just around the riverbend."
-- some lines from the Disney film, "Just Around the Riverbend," in which "Pocahontas" decides if she will follow tradition and the safe choice, or whether she will explore the unknown and have new adventures.
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(in the Rhine-Neckar-triangle in the plain of the Rhine river, west of the Odenwald, a low mountain range) The city of Schwetzingen in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, lies around 10 km (6.2 mi.) southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km (9.3 mi.) southeast of Mannheim.

+The Rhine River flows from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea. It is about 765 mi. (1,230 km) long. Near the Swiss city of Basel the river bends and takes a northward course between the Vosges Mountains of France and the Black Forest of Germany. North of the French region of Alsace, the Rhine enters Germany. The largest rivers that flow into the Rhine include the Neckar, Main, and Ruhr rivers on the east bank and the Aare and Moselle rivers on the west bank. Passing from Germany into the Netherlands, the river breaks up into a number of wide branches to form a delta region. At Rotterdam the river reaches the North Sea.

+ Basel in Switzerland; Strasbourg in France; and Worms, Mainz, and Cologne in Germany, are but a few of the historic cities that lie on the banks of the Rhine. Several castles overlook the Rhine. Near Bingen, for example, stands the Mouse Tower, which dates back to the early Middle Ages. The castle of Kaub stands on an island in the river.

+ Though riverboats carry tourists as passengers, cargo is much more important to the river’s economy. The flow of the Rhine has been changed to ease the flow of traffic. Winding curves have been straightened, and canals link the Rhine with other rivers such as the Rhône and the Danube.

+ Featured here is the city of Schwetzingen, in the Rhine-Neckar-triangle in the plain of the Rhine river, lying to the west of the Odenwald and east of the Rhine. The city is most famous for Schwetzingen Palace (shown here) and the Schlosstheater. The palace grounds also feature a mosque, the oldest in Germany. (Although not functional, it was used by Muslim prisoners in the Franco-Prussian War.)

+ The moated castle of Schwetzingen is mentioned for the first time in 1350. From 1720 it served temporarily as the residence of the Elector Karl III Philip (1716–1742) after he moved away from Heidelberg. Later on it served as a summer residence of the Elector of the Palatinate and his court. In 1803 all the territories of the Palatine electorate east of the Rhine were absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Baden and the castle became a residence of the Grand Dukes of Baden. (In 1833 Schwetzingen was elevated to city status by Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden.)