Lechfeld

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Lechfeld is a broad river plain in Bavaria, Germany, historically known as the site of the 955 Battle of Lechfeld between German and Hungarian forces.

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Lechfeld canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
geographical region
river plain
belligerent Hungarian forces
Kingdom of Germany
category Landforms of Bavaria
Plains of Germany
commander Bulcsú
Lehel
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
conflict German–Hungarian wars
consequence consolidation of the East Frankish kingdom
end of major Hungarian raids into Western Europe
strengthening of Otto I’s rule
country Germany
date 10 August 955
elevation lowland
geologicalOrigin glacial and fluvial deposits
hasClimate temperate continental climate
hasLandUse farmland
settlements
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalSignificance key event in formation of the Holy Roman Empire
hydrologicalFeature floodplain
knownFor Battle of Lechfeld
locatedIn Bavaria
Lechfeld
southern Germany
locatedInOrNear Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)
locatedNear Augsburg
namedAfter Lech River
near Augsburg
Landsberg am Lech
partOf Danube river basin
linked to: Danube River basin

European medieval military history
Lech valley
linked to: Lech Valley
result decisive German victory
river Lech
significantEvent Battle of Lechfeld
strategicImportance approach to Augsburg
medieval military route
terrainType broad alluvial plain
usedFor agriculture

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

Lech hasFloodplain Lechfeld
Battle of the Lech place Lechfeld
Battle of Lechfeld locatedIn Lechfeld
subject linked to: Lechfeld