Central Swedish lowland

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The Central Swedish lowland is a broad, fertile low-lying region of central Sweden characterized by plains, lakes, and agricultural land that forms a natural corridor between the country's northern and southern parts.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Östgöta Plain 2
Central Swedish lowland canonical 1
Swedish lowlands 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
natural region
borders Baltic Sea to the east
Swedish highlands to the west
characterizedBy agricultural land
broad plains
fertile soils
low-lying terrain
numerous lakes
climate humid continental climate
continent Europe
country Sweden
economicActivity agriculture
industry
services
elevation generally low above sea level
extendsAlong coast of the Baltic Sea
forms natural corridor between northern and southern Sweden
geology clay-rich soils
post-glacial sediments
hasFeature archipelagos near the Baltic coast
glacially formed landscape
lake plains
river valleys
hasMajorCity Linköping
Norrköping
Stockholm
Uppsala
Västerås
Örebro
hasMajorLake Lake Hjälmaren
Lake Mälaren
Lake Vänern region margins
hasMajorRiver Mälaren basin rivers
importance core area of Swedish agriculture
densely populated region of Sweden
key transport corridor in Sweden
knownFor dairy farming
grain cultivation
intensive agriculture
landUse cropland
pasture
urban areas
language Swedish
locatedIn central Sweden
linked to: Central Sweden
partOf Swedish lowlands

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Baltic Ice Lake drainedThrough Central Swedish lowland
Central Swedish lowland partOf Swedish lowlands
linked to: Central Swedish lowland
province of Östergötland contains Östgöta Plain
linked to: Central Swedish lowland
Östergötland County containsPlain Östgöta Plain
linked to: Central Swedish lowland