Piave River

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The Piave River is a waterway in northeastern Italy that became historically significant as the site of major battles on the Italian Front during World War I.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Piave River canonical 16
Burano River 1
Fiume Piave 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Piave River
surface form: Fiume Piave
basinCountry Italy
continent Europe
country Italy
drainageBasin Eastern Alps
ecoregion Alpine and Po Basin ecoregions
emptiesNear Cortellazzo
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsThrough Metropolitan City of Venice
Province of Belluno
Province of Treviso
hasFloodHistory subject to periodic flooding
hasHeritage symbol of Italian resistance in World War I
historicalSignificance Italian Front
surface form: Italian Front of World War I
importance one of the main rivers of northeastern Italy
languageOfName Italian
length about 220 kilometres
approximately 137 miles
locatedIn Northeastern Italy
locatedInRegion Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Veneto
locatedOn Italian Peninsula
mentionedIn Italian patriotic song "La leggenda del Piave"
mouthCountry Italy
mouthLocation Adriatic Sea
Near Venice
near Dolomites
notableEvent Battle of the Piave River
Battle of the Piave River
surface form: Second Battle of the Piave River

World War I battles between Italy and Austria-Hungary
partOf Adriatic Sea
surface form: Adriatic Sea watershed
passesNear Belluno province
surface form: Belluno

Feltre
San Donà di Piave
roleInHistory Defensive line for Italian Army in 1917–1918
sourceCountry Italy
sourceLocation Alps
Carnic Alps
tributary Boite River
Cordevole River
Livenza tributaries system (indirectly adjacent)
Meschio River
Soligo River
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
navigation in lower course

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Italian Front location Piave River
subject surface form: Italian Front (World War I)
Veneto hasRiver Piave River
Northeastern Italy hasMajorRiver Piave River
Po basin hasMajorTributary Piave River
Padan Plain otherRiver Piave River
Battle of the Piave River location Piave River
Battle of Vittorio Veneto river Piave River
Montebelluna locatedNear Piave River
Piave River alsoKnownAs Piave River
this entity surface form: Fiume Piave
Triveneto contains Piave River
Belluno province contains Piave River
subject surface form: Province of Belluno
Belluno province traversedBy Piave River
subject surface form: Province of Belluno
Province of Treviso locatedOnRiver Piave River
Cagli locatedOnRiver Piave River
this entity surface form: Burano River
Pieve di Cadore locatedOnRiver Piave River
Piave Lines namedAfter Piave River