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More and more cities are banning swimming in the Rhine

By AFP (Glomex) 15 August 2025 173 Views

Source: AFP (Glomex)

Recently, Düsseldorf and Neuss have banned swimming, and soon Cologne could join: Those who still want to swim in the Rhine can only do so legally in a few places. Violators face high fines.

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