Rhine-Main-Danube Canal

canal in Bavaria, Germany which connects the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed
Place canal Q153085
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Rhine-Main-Danube Canal

Summary

Rhine-Main-Danube Canal is a canal[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,341 views/month, #5 of 527).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal is located in Bavaria[3].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[5].
  • Main is named after Rhine-Main-Danube Canal[6].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal followed Ludwig Canal[7].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's crosses is recorded as Rhine-Danube-Watershed[8].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's inflows is recorded as Main[9].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal is part of national waterways in Germany[10].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's Commons category is recorded as Main-Danube Canal[11].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Danube[12].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's highest point is recorded as P.406[13].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.191666666667, 'lon': 11.250833333333}[14].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Main-Danube Canal[15].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's Commons gallery is recorded as Main-Danube Canal[16].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Main-Donau-Kanal'}[17].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+170.71'}[18].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+171'}[19].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+334'}[20].
  • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's drainage basin is recorded as Danube basin[21].

Body

Geography

Rhine-Main-Danube Canal is in the country of Germany[4]. It is located in Bavaria[3]. It is part of national waterways in Germany[10].

Physical Characteristics

Rhine-Main-Danube Canal sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+334'}[20]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+170.71'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+171'}[19].

Designation and Status

Rhine-Main-Danube Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[5].

History and Context

Main is named after Rhine-Main-Danube Canal[6].

Why It Matters

Rhine-Main-Danube Canal ranks in the top 0.95% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,341 views/month, #5 of 527).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . schifffahrtsverein.de. Retrieved . schifffahrtsverein.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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