Ijzer (Dutch name)
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Ijzer is the Dutch name for the Yser River, a short but historically significant river flowing through northern France and western Belgium into the North Sea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ijzer | 47 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Belgian defensive flooding in World War I ⓘ |
| borderProximity | near French–Belgian border ⓘ |
| country |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| flowsInto | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughLandscape |
coastal plain
ⓘ
polders ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Western Front in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | IJzer ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | tidal estuary ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Ijzertoren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInDutch | Ijzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Yser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Yser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Dutch ⓘ |
| length | approximately 78 kilometers ⓘ |
| lengthInBelgium | approximately 48 kilometers ⓘ |
| lengthInFrance | approximately 30 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| memorialLocatedAt | Diksmuide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthNear | Nieuwpoort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of the Yser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Diksmuide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nieuwpoort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceNear |
Bollezelle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buysscheure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributary |
Handzamevaart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ieperlee NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovaart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drainage of coastal plain
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ |
| wasFrontLineIn | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfNotableBattle | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.