Sandomierz Basin

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The Sandomierz Basin is a lowland geographical region in southeastern Poland characterized by fertile plains and river valleys, particularly along the Vistula and San rivers.

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Sandomierz Basin canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
administrativeRegion Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
borders Carpathian Foothills
Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
Lublin Upland
Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains
climate temperate continental
containsCity Dębica
Mielec
Rzeszów
Sandomierz
Stalowa Wola
Tarnobrzeg
Tarnów
country Poland
coveredBy Quaternary sediments
drainageBasin Vistula River basin
linked to: Vistula basin
elevationRange about 150–300 meters above sea level
formedDuring Tertiary period
geologicalOrigin tectonic depression
hasCharacteristic fertile plains
river valleys
hasEconomicActivity agro-food industry
sand and gravel extraction
hasFeature floodplains
oxbow lakes
wide river terraces
hasSoilType fertile alluvial soils
loess soils
hasTributaryRiver Dunajec River
Nida River
Wisłok River
Wisłoka River
knownFor fruit cultivation
intensive farming
vegetable cultivation
language Polish
locatedIn Central Europe
southeastern Poland
namedAfter Sandomierz
partOf Poland
Polish Lowlands
linked to: Polish Plain
traversedByRiver San River
Vistula River
usedFor agriculture

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Sandomierz County contains Sandomierz Basin
Tarnobrzeg locatedOn Sandomierz Basin
San River flowsThrough Sandomierz Basin
Hrubieszów locatedInGeographicRegion Sandomierz Basin
Stalowa Wola locatedNear Sandomierz Basin