(sprÉªÅ) vb, springs, springing, sprang, sprung or sprung. 1. to move or cause to move suddenly upwards or forward in a single motion. 2. to release or be released from a forced position by elastic force: the bolt sprang back. 3. (tr) to leap or jump over.
A Rhine River cruise is a heady experience indeed. Prepare to see ancient castles and lush vineyards, explore the winding streets of sleepy medieval villages, revel in the historic grandeur of lovely old cities like Strasbourg and Koblenz and enjoy the buzz of vibrant, modern ones like Cologne and Basel.
The province bordered in the W on the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg and in the S on France. Koblenz (the former capital), Cologne, Duesseldorf, DÃ¼sseldorf, aachen And wuppertal were among the chief. Cities the region is traversed by The, Rhine, moselle And wupper rivers and by the lower course of The. ruhrt first divided into two provinces, the entire region was constituted the Rhine Province in 1824. One of the strongholds of Roman Catholicism in Germany, the province played an important part in the Kulturkampf later in the century.