Lech River

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The Lech River is a major Alpine river flowing through Austria and southern Germany, known for its scenic course, hydropower use, and role as a tributary of the Danube.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lech River canonical 40
Lech River basin 1
Lech River system 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine river
river
basinCountry Austria
Germany
country Austria
Germany
flowsThrough Austria
Bavaria
Germany
County of Tyrol
surface form: Tyrol

Vorarlberg
formsBorderBetween Tyrol and Bavaria (in sections)
hasBridge Lech Bridge at Füssen
hasEcosystemType Alpine riverine habitat
hasFloodplainType gravel floodplains
hasProtectedArea Tyrolean Lech Nature Park
hasTributary Iller River (indirect via Danube system)
Vils River
Wertach River
hasUse drinking water supply
flood control
hydropower generation
irrigation
recreation
historicalEvent site of the Battle of the Lechfeld (955) in its valley region
historicalSignificance formed natural defensive line in various conflicts
knownFor gravel beds and braided sections
hydropower plants
scenic Alpine course
length approximately 255 km
locatedIn Central Europe
majorCityOnRiver Augsburg
Donauwörth
Füssen
Landsberg am Lech
mouthCountry Germany
mouthLocation Danube River at Donauwörth
Donauwörth
passesThrough Allgäu region
Lech Valley
Reutte district
Swabia (Bavaria)
surface form: Swabia
sourceCountry Austria
sourceLocation Eastern Alps
surface form: Austrian Alps

Lechquellen Mountains
tributaryDirection right tributary of the Danube
tributaryOf Danube
surface form: Danube River
waterSystem Danube
surface form: Danube basin

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Landsberg Prison locatedOn Lech River
Bavarian Plateau drainedBy Lech River
Lechtal Alps drainage Lech River
Via Claudia Augusta followsRiver Lech River
Karolinenbrücke area hasViewOf Lech River
Lechwehr (Lech weir at Landsberg) riverSection Lech River
this entity surface form: upper Lech
Lech gorge at Landsberg carvedBy Lech River
Lech gorge at Landsberg partOf Lech River
this entity surface form: Lech River system
Lech Valley namedAfter Lech River
Lech Valley traversedBy Lech River
Reutte district traversedBy Lech River
subject surface form: Reutte District
Lech Bridge at Füssen crosses Lech River
Lechquellen Mountains follows Lech River
subject surface form: Lechweg
Wertach River mouthOfWaterBody Lech River
Wertach River tributaryOf Lech River
Pöllat Gorge drainageBasin Lech River
this entity surface form: Lech River basin
Forggensee locatedNear Lech River
municipality of Scheuring locatedOnRiver Lech River
subject surface form: Scheuring
municipality of Unterdießen locatedInRiverBasin Lech River
subject surface form: Unterdießen
this entity surface form: Lech river basin
Ostallgäu contains Lech River
Battle of Rain (Lech) location Lech River
Vindelicia traversedBy Lech River
Ammergau Alps drainageBasin Lech River
Schongau locatedOn Lech River
Lech am Arlberg, Austria locatedOnRiver Lech River
subject surface form: Lech am Arlberg
Vils River tributaryOf Lech River
Vils River mouth Lech River
Füssen locatedOn Lech River
Rhine River Basin tributary Lech River