Lys

river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt
Place river Q208493
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Lys

Summary

Lys is a river[1]. Lys ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lys is located in Pas-de-Calais[3].
  • Lys is located in Nord[4].
  • Lys is located in Hainaut[5].
  • Lys is located in West Flanders[6].
  • Lys is located in East Flanders[7].
  • Lys is in the country of France[8].
  • Lys is in the country of Belgium[9].
  • Lys's route map is recorded as SAGE Lys.png[10].
  • Lys's image is recorded as Comines-Warneton JPG05a.jpg[11].
  • Lys's continent is recorded as Europe[12].
  • Lys's instance of is recorded as river[13].
  • Lys's basin country is recorded as France[14].
  • Lys's basin country is recorded as Belgium[15].
  • Lys's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239532004[16].
  • Lys's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119518637[17].
  • Lys's IdRef ID is recorded as 027490343[18].
  • Lys's Commons category is recorded as Lys[19].
  • Lys's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1201127[20].
  • Lys's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Scheldt[21].
  • Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.789444444444, 'lon': 3.1183333333333}[22].
  • Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.507777777777775, 'lon': 2.2183333333333333}[23].
  • Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.043055555556, 'lon': 3.7405555555556}[24].
  • Lys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02765m[25].
  • Lys's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1043487[26].
  • Lys's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Lisbourg[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include France[8], a sovereign state[28], in France[29], founded in 0843[30] and Belgium[9], a sovereign state[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1830[33]. Located in include Pas-de-Calais[3], a department of France[34], in France[35], founded in 1790[36]; Nord[4], a department of France[37], in France[38], founded in 1790[39]; Hainaut[5], a province of Belgium[40], in Belgium[41], headquartered in Mons[42]; West Flanders[6], a province of Belgium[43], in Belgium[44]; and East Flanders[7], a province of Belgium[45], in Belgium[46], headquartered in Ghent[47]. Lys's continent is recorded as Europe[12].

Physical Characteristics

Lys's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+202'}[48].

Designation and Status

Lys's instance of is recorded as river[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lys include Battle of the Lys[49], a battle[50], in Belgium[51]; Aire-sur-la-Lys[52], a commune of France[53], in France[54]; Lys[55], a department of France[56], in France[57], founded in 1795[58]; Dennlys Park[59], an amusement park[60], in France[61], founded in 1983[62]; Lys-lez-Lannoy[63], a commune of France[64], in France[65]; Sailly-sur-la-Lys[66], a commune of France[67], in France[68]; Calonne-sur-la-Lys[69], a commune of France[70], in France[71]; and Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde[72], a recurring sporting event[73], in Belgium[74], founded in 1945[75].

Why It Matters

Lys ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] Lys has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[76] Lys is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[77]

Entities named for Lys include Battle of the Lys[49], a battle[50], in Belgium[51]; Aire-sur-la-Lys[52], a commune of France[53], in France[54]; Lys[55], a department of France[56], in France[57], founded in 1795[58]; Dennlys Park[59], an amusement park[60], in France[61], founded in 1983[62]; Lys-lez-Lannoy[63], a commune of France[64], in France[65]; and Sailly-sur-la-Lys[66], a commune of France[67], in France[68].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [76] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [77] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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