Zuid-Willemsvaart
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The Zuid-Willemsvaart is a major canal in the southern Netherlands that historically served as an important inland shipping route linking industrial and urban centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zuid-Willemsvaart canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1826 ⓘ |
| connects |
industrial centers in North Brabant
ⓘ
urban centers in Limburg ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Belgian border near Lozen
ⓘ
Maastricht NERFINISHED ⓘ ’s-Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses |
Den Bosch region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Roermond NERFINISHED ⓘ Veghel NERFINISHED ⓘ Weert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology |
“Willemsvaart” referring to King William’s canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Zuid” meaning “South” in Dutch ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | river Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLockSystem | multiple canal locks ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFunction |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ section through Helmond ⓘ section through Roermond ⓘ section through Weert ⓘ section through ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo | industrialization of southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important 19th-century transport axis in southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| inception | 1822 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| length | approximately 122 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
province of Limburg
ⓘ
province of North Brabant ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King William I of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1826 ⓘ |
| operator | Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
inland shipping route
ⓘ
transport of coal ⓘ transport of industrial goods ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch inland waterway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later enlarged Maas route for heavy shipping ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
regional freight transport ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laarbeek