Žitný ostrov island
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Žitný ostrov island is a large river island in southwestern Slovakia, known as the biggest river island in Europe and an important agricultural and groundwater reservoir region.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Žitný ostrov | 0 |
| Csallóköz | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
river island ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Bratislava Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nitra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Trnava Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Danube
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klatovské rameno NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ Malý Dunaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | warm continental ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Slovakia ⓘ |
| crossedBy | transport routes between Bratislava and Komárno ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | important wetland and riparian habitat ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | significant Hungarian minority population ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Gabčíkovo waterworks vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Dunajská Streda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabčíkovo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolárovo NERFINISHED ⓘ Veľký Meder NERFINISHED ⓘ Šamorín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
drinking water source
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| hydrologicalImportance | major groundwater reservoir of Slovakia ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Csallóköz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rye Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Hungarian
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Danube River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Slovakia ⓘ |
| mainRiverSystem | Danube basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Rye Island in Slovak ⓘ |
| near |
Bratislava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Komárno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grain production
ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danubian Lowland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Podunajská nížina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType |
agricultural region
ⓘ
groundwater reservoir ⓘ |
| soilType | fertile alluvial soils ⓘ |
| superlative | largest river island in Europe ⓘ |
| waterResourceRole | key source of drinking water for southwestern Slovakia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.