Eurotas River

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geographical feature river

The Eurotas River is the principal river of Laconia in the Peloponnese of southern Greece, historically associated with ancient Sparta and flowing into the Laconian Gulf.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Eurotas River valley 0 1
Eurotas drainage basin 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature →
river →
associatedWith Laconian plain →
associatedWithDeity Potamoi →
surface form: Potamoi (river gods)
associatedWithMythology Greek mythology →
basinCountry Greece →
continent Europe →
country Greece →
drainageBasin Laconian Gulf NERFINISHED →
flowsDirection generally southward →
flowsInto Laconian Gulf NERFINISHED →
flowsThrough Laconia regional unit →
Laconia regional unit →
surface form: Sparta regional unit
hasAlternativeName Iri →
Vrodamas River NERFINISHED →
hasEcologicalIssue pollution →
water abstraction →
hasFloodplain lower Eurotas valley →
hasMouthPosition near Skala Laconias →
hasNameInGreek Ευρώτας →
hasTributary Gorgylos River →
Oinountas River NERFINISHED →
Smynos River →
Vasilopotamos →
hasValley Argive plain →
surface form: Eurotas Valley
hasWetlandArea Eurotas estuary wetlands →
historicallyAssociatedWith Sparta →
surface form: ancient Sparta
historicalRegion Laconia →
historicalSignificance main river of the territory of ancient Sparta →
importantFor local agriculture →
local biodiversity →
languageOfName Greek →
locatedIn Greek mainland →
Laconia →
Peloponnese →
southern Greece NERFINISHED →
mentionedIn ancient Greek literature →
mouth Laconian Gulf NERFINISHED →
near Sparta →
modern city of Sparta →
partOf Eurotas River self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Eurotas drainage basin
principalRiverOf Laconia →
region Laconian plain →
Peloponnese →
surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
sourceRegion Arcadia →
Mount Taygetus →
surface form: Taygetus mountains
usedFor irrigation →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laconia → contains → Eurotas River →
Peloponnese → contains → Eurotas River →
Laconia → hasMainRiver → Eurotas River →
Sparta → locatedOnRiver → Eurotas River →
Mount Taygetus → overlooks → Eurotas River →
this entity surface form: Eurotas River valley
Eurotas River → partOf → Eurotas River self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Eurotas drainage basin