Alsace plain
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The Alsace plain is a broad, fertile lowland region in northeastern France, lying between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine River and known for its agriculture, vineyards, and picturesque villages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alsace plain canonical | 3 |
| Colmar Plain | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
corn
ⓘ
grapes for white wine ⓘ sugar beet ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests (remnants) ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Rhine River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Colmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mulhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainage | Rhine River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | generally below 200 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | Upper Rhine Graben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportCorridor | Rhine valley corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Alsace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ picturesque villages ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| landUse |
intensive agriculture
ⓘ
vineyards and orchards ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Rhine River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern France ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
fruit growing ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense network of small towns and villages
ⓘ
traditional half-timbered villages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Est region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Rhine Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Ill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Rhine basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| terrainType | lowland ⓘ |
| urbanizationLevel | mixed rural-urban ⓘ |
| wineRegion | Alsace wine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.