Low Countries
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The Low Countries is a historical coastal region in Western Europe encompassing present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, known for its low-lying terrain, dense trade cities, and rich cultural and commercial history.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Low Countries | 4 |
| Benelux region | 2 |
| Low Countries (cultivated) | 1 |
| Low Countries (historical region) | 1 |
| Low Countries theatre of the Napoleonic Wars | 1 |
| Southern Netherlands | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Netherlandish lands
ⓘ
Northern Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
the Netherlands (historical broader sense)
|
| borderedBy | North Sea ⓘ |
| characteristic |
coastal plains
ⓘ
low-lying terrain ⓘ polders ⓘ river deltas ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryToday |
Belgium
ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Southern Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlandish world
|
| economicRole | major commercial hub of Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Belgium
ⓘ
Brabant ⓘ Flanders ⓘ Friesland ⓘ Hainaut ⓘ Holland ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Meuse valley ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Zeeland ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| historicalEra |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| influenced |
European trade networks
ⓘ
Northern Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Renaissance art
|
| influencedBy |
Hanseatic League (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanseatic League
|
| knownFor |
artistic production
ⓘ
banking and finance ⓘ dense network of trade cities ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ religious diversity ⓘ textile industry ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Europe ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Antwerp ⓘ Bruges ⓘ Ghent ⓘ Leuven ⓘ Liège ⓘ Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burgundian Netherlands
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| relatedEntity |
Benelux Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Benelux
Seventeen Provinces ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Meuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
Scheldt ⓘ
surface form:
Scheldt River
|
Referenced by (118)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
subject surface form:
Hanseatic League
this entity surface form:
Low Countries theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
this entity surface form:
the Low Countries