Vennbahn railway
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The Vennbahn railway is a historic cross-border railway line in the Ardennes region whose unique post-World War I alignment created several German exclaves within Belgium.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cross-border railway
ⓘ
historic railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| borderStatus | railway track and land allocated to Belgium ⓘ |
| builtBy |
German Empire
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
coal transport
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ iron ore transport ⓘ |
| country |
Belgium
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| created |
German exclaves within Belgium
ⓘ
several small German territorial enclaves ⓘ |
| currentUse |
partly converted to cycle path
ⓘ
partly dismantled ⓘ partly disused ⓘ partly tourist railway ⓘ |
| endPoint |
French–Luxembourg border
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg border region
|
| followsBorderWith | Belgium–Germany border ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Belgium–Germany border
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgium–Germany border delimitation
|
| hasHeritageStatus | tourist and heritage railway sections ⓘ |
| hasRouteFeature | passes through sparsely populated highland areas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century industrialization ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track railway (on most sections) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating German exclaves in Belgium
ⓘ
unusual border configuration ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
German-speaking Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
German-speaking Community of Belgium
|
| legalBasis | Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ardennes-Eifel region
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardennes
Belgium ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| opened | late 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
SNCB/NMBS
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian railway authorities (post-World War I)
various German railway companies (historically) ⓘ |
| partOf | European railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Eupen
ⓘ
Monschau region ⓘ Raeren ⓘ St. Vith ⓘ Troisvierges ⓘ |
| postWorldWarIStatus | transferred to Belgium ⓘ |
| region |
Eifel Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Eifel
High Fens ⓘ |
| startPoint | Aachen ⓘ |
| transported |
coal from Aachen region
ⓘ
iron ore and steel products ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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