river Aa
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The river Aa is a small waterway in northern France that flows through the Pas-de-Calais region to the North Sea, historically serving as an important route for local trade and settlement.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Canal de Bourbourg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canal de Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ Canal de Neufossé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| etymology | possibly from Old Dutch word for water or river ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northwest toward the North Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Arques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gravelines NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Omer NERFINISHED ⓘ Watten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
local transport
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ trade route ⓘ |
| importance |
important for local trade
ⓘ
important for regional settlement patterns ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment |
Nord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Gravelines ⓘ |
| nameInFrench | Aa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aa river basin ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyServed |
Artois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drainage
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | lowland river ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ruins of Saint Bertin Abbey