Žitný ostrov

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Žitný ostrov is a large river island and fertile lowland region in the Danube River, known as one of Central Europe’s biggest river islands and an important agricultural area of southern Slovakia.

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Žitný ostrov canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
river island
area approximately 1,600 square kilometres
borderedBy Danube
Alte Donau
surface form: Little Danube

Nitra River
surface form: Malý Dunaj

Váh
climate warm temperate continental
contains Dunajská Streda
Gabčíkovo
Ružinov
surface form: Ružinov (partly)

Velký Meder
surface form: Veľký Meder

Šamorín
country Slovakia
crossedBy D1 motorway
surface form: D1 motorway (Slovakia)

main railway lines between Bratislava and Komárno
elevation mostly below 150 metres above sea level
hasEthnicCommunity Hungarian minority in Slovakia
hasHydrologicalFeature important drinking water source for southwestern Slovakia
large groundwater reservoir
hasInfrastructure Gabčíkovo
surface form: Gabčíkovo Waterworks
hasPart Žitný ostrov Protected Water Management Area
highestPoint approximately 131 metres above sea level
knownFor being one of the largest river islands in Europe
fertile soils
grain production
intensive agriculture
maize cultivation
spa tourism
sugar beet cultivation
thermal springs
vegetable growing
viticulture
languageOfName Slovak
locatedIn Bratislava Region
Central Europe
Danube
surface form: Danube River

Danubian lowland
surface form: Danubian Lowland

Trnava Region
southern Slovakia
nameMeaning Great Rye Island
surface form: Rye Island
otherName Csallóköz
otherNameLanguage Hungarian
partOf Danube region
surface form: Danube River basin

Podunajsko
surface form: Podunajská nížina
usedFor crop farming
livestock farming
nature tourism
recreation

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southern Slovakia containsRegion Žitný ostrov
subject surface form: Southern Slovakia
Čalovo (Veľký Meder) locatedInHistoricalRegion Žitný ostrov
subject surface form: Veľký Meder