Lech River

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The Lech River is a major Alpine river flowing through Austria and southern Germany, known for its scenic course, hydropower use, and role as a tributary of the Danube.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lech River canonical 40
Lech River basin 1
Lech River system 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine river
river
basinCountry Austria
Germany
country Austria
Germany
flowsThrough Austria
Bavaria
Germany
Tyrol
linked to: County of Tyrol

Vorarlberg
formsBorderBetween Tyrol and Bavaria (in sections)
hasBridge Lech Bridge at Füssen
hasEcosystemType Alpine riverine habitat
hasFloodplainType gravel floodplains
hasProtectedArea Tyrolean Lech Nature Park
hasTributary Iller River (indirect via Danube system)
Vils River
Wertach River
hasUse drinking water supply
flood control
hydropower generation
irrigation
recreation
historicalEvent site of the Battle of the Lechfeld (955) in its valley region
historicalSignificance formed natural defensive line in various conflicts
knownFor gravel beds and braided sections
hydropower plants
scenic Alpine course
length approximately 255 km
locatedIn Central Europe
majorCityOnRiver Augsburg
Donauwörth
Füssen
Landsberg am Lech
mouthCountry Germany
mouthLocation Danube River at Donauwörth
Donauwörth
passesThrough Allgäu region
Lech Valley
Reutte district
Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)
sourceCountry Austria
sourceLocation Austrian Alps
linked to: Eastern Alps

Lechquellen Mountains
tributaryDirection right tributary of the Danube
tributaryOf Danube River
linked to: Danube
waterSystem Danube basin
linked to: Danube

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Referenced by (44)

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

Landsberg Prison locatedOn Lech River
Bavarian Plateau drainedBy Lech River
Lechtal Alps drainage Lech River
Via Claudia Augusta followsRiver Lech River
Karolinenbrücke area hasViewOf Lech River
Lechwehr (Lech weir at Landsberg) riverSection upper Lech
linked to: Lech River
Lech gorge at Landsberg carvedBy Lech River
Lech gorge at Landsberg partOf Lech River system
linked to: Lech River
Lech Valley namedAfter Lech River
Lech Valley traversedBy Lech River
Reutte District traversedBy Lech River
subject linked to: Reutte district
Lech Bridge at Füssen crosses Lech River
Lechweg follows Lech River
subject linked to: Lechquellen Mountains
Wertach River mouthOfWaterBody Lech River
Wertach River tributaryOf Lech River
Pöllat Gorge drainageBasin Lech River basin
linked to: Lech River
Forggensee locatedNear Lech River
Scheuring locatedOnRiver Lech River
subject linked to: municipality of Scheuring
Unterdießen locatedInRiverBasin Lech river basin
subject linked to: municipality of Unterdießen
linked to: Lech River
Ostallgäu contains Lech River
Battle of Rain (Lech) location Lech River
Vindelicia traversedBy Lech River
Ammergau Alps drainageBasin Lech River
Schongau locatedOn Lech River
Lech am Arlberg locatedOnRiver Lech River
subject linked to: Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Vils River tributaryOf Lech River
Vils River mouth Lech River
Füssen locatedOn Lech River
Rhine River Basin tributary Lech River