Saverne Gap

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Saverne Gap is a narrow, strategically important pass through the Vosges Mountains in northeastern France that connects the Alsace plain with the Lorraine plateau.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain pass
connects Alsace plain NERFINISHED
Lorraine plateau NERFINISHED
country France
feature steep sandstone cliffs
historicalUse military corridor
trade route
language French
locatedIn Bas-Rhin department NERFINISHED
Grand Est NERFINISHED
Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED
northeastern France
lowestCrossing northern Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED
near Saverne NERFINISHED
partOf European watershed between Rhine and Moselle basins
region Alsace NERFINISHED
Lorraine NERFINISHED
separates Alsace NERFINISHED
Lorraine NERFINISHED
strategicImportance major route between Alsace and Lorraine
strategicRole access route to Strasbourg
gateway between Rhine valley and interior of France
terrain narrow valley
traversedBy A4 motorway NERFINISHED
Marne–Rhine Canal NERFINISHED
railway line Paris–Strasbourg NERFINISHED
usedSince Roman times
watercourse Zorn River valley NERFINISHED

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Saverne locatedAt Saverne Gap