Dyle River

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The Dyle River is a waterway in central Belgium that flows through towns such as Wavre and Leuven before joining the Rupel, and has been the site of several historical military actions.

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Label Occurrences
Dyle River canonical 13

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
waterway
associatedWith Belgian defensive strategy 1940
World War II Western Front
confluenceWith Nete River
country Belgium
flowsThrough Dyle Valley
Leuven
Lier
Louvain-la-Neuve
Mechelen
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
linked to: Louvain-la-Neuve

Wavre
forms Rupel River
linked to: Rupel
hasBridge bridges in Leuven
bridges in Mechelen
hasCityOnRiver Leuven
Lier
Mechelen
hasFloodplain Dyle Valley floodplain
hasNameInDutch Dijle
hasNameInFrench Dyle
hasTownOnRiver Louvain-la-Neuve
Ottignies
Wavre
hasTributary Dijlebeek
Lasne River
Train River
hasWatershed Dyle basin
historicalUse defensive line
transportation route
languageRegion Dutch-speaking Flanders
linked to: Flemish Region

French-speaking Wallonia
locatedIn Flemish Brabant
Province of Antwerp
linked to: Antwerp Province

Walloon Brabant
central Belgium
mouthLocation near Rumst
mouthOf Rupel River
linked to: Rupel
near Brussels metropolitan area
partOf Low Countries river network
Scheldt river basin
tributaryOf Rupel River
linked to: Rupel
usedAs Dyle Line defensive position
linked to: Dyle Line
usedIn Battle of the Dyle (1940)

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Referenced by (13)

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

Battle of Wavre river Dyle River
Elewijt hasNearbyRiver Dyle River
Weerde locatedOn Dyle River
Limal hasRiver Dyle River
Bierges hasRiver Dyle River
Zenne River mouthOf Dyle River
Zenne River tributaryOf Dyle River
Genappe crossedBy Dyle River
Dyle Line follows Dyle River
Lasne River mouthOf Dyle River
Lasne River tributaryOf Dyle River
Train River tributaryOf Dyle River