Portes de France area
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Portes de France area is a region in northeastern France near Thionville, historically known as a strategic gateway between France and neighboring European countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portes de France area canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
German border
ⓘ
Luxembourg border ⓘ |
| contains | Moselle valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity | Thionville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Lorraine Franconian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownAs | strategic gateway between France and neighboring European countries ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
corridor for trade between France and German-speaking regions
ⓘ
gateway for invasions into France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cross-border economic exchanges
ⓘ
historical fortifications ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ northeastern Lorraine ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Thionville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
France–Germany borderlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France–Luxembourg borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Lorraine ⓘ |
| regionType |
border region
ⓘ
transport corridor ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access route to the Moselle valley
ⓘ
military corridor between France and Central Europe ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Moselle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CA Portes de France–Thionville