Durolle River

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The Durolle River is a waterway in central France that flows through the town of Thiers, historically powering its renowned cutlery and knife-making industry.

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Durolle River canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
drainageBasin Loire basin ⓘ
linked to: Loire River basin
flowsInDirection generally westward ⓘ
flowsThrough Thiers ⓘ
hasEconomicImportanceFor Thiers ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse water power for forges ⓘ
water power for grinding wheels ⓘ
water power for mills ⓘ
hasMouthIn Dore River ⓘ
hasTourismActivity hiking along river gorges ⓘ
industrial heritage tourism ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Thiers cutlery industry ⓘ
knife-making workshops ⓘ
influencedDevelopmentOf Thiers cutlery workshops ⓘ
industrial heritage of Thiers ⓘ
knownFor historic knife-making factories ⓘ
industrial heritage sites along its banks ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme department ⓘ
central France ⓘ
near Monts du Forez ⓘ
partOf Loire basin ⓘ
linked to: Loire River basin
passesThrough Thiers gorge ⓘ
region Massif Central ⓘ
tributaryOf Dore River ⓘ
usedFor powering cutlery industry ⓘ
powering knife-making industry ⓘ
watercourseType mountain river ⓘ

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

Thiers → locatedOn → Durolle River ⓘ
Celles-sur-Durolle → traversedBy → Durolle River ⓘ