Eider River
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The Eider River is a historically significant river in northern Germany that long served as a political and cultural boundary between Danish and German territories.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses |
town of Friedrichstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Rendsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ town of Tönning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional boundary between Danish and German language areas ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Eider BarrageLocatedNear | Tönning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | name likely of ancient Germanic origin ⓘ |
| flowsInto | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Eider Barrage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Gieselau Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sorge River NERFINISHED ⓘ Treene River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
border of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig
ⓘ
boundary between Danish and German territories ⓘ southern border of Denmark in various historical periods ⓘ |
| length | approximately 188 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
state of Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eider Canal system (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Jutland Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control infrastructure
ⓘ
inland navigation (historically) ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Eider Canal (precursor to Kiel Canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.