Saverne Gap

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Saverne Gap is a narrow, strategically important pass through the Vosges Mountains in northeastern France that connects the Alsace plain with the Lorraine plateau.

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Saverne Gap canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain pass
connects Alsace plain
Lorraine plateau
linked to: Lorraine Plateau
country France
feature steep sandstone cliffs
historicalUse military corridor
trade route
language French
locatedIn Bas-Rhin department
linked to: Bas-Rhin

Grand Est
Vosges Mountains
northeastern France
lowestCrossing northern Vosges Mountains
linked to: Vosges Mountains
near Saverne
partOf European watershed between Rhine and Moselle basins
region Alsace
Lorraine
separates Alsace
Lorraine
strategicImportance major route between Alsace and Lorraine
strategicRole access route to Strasbourg
gateway between Rhine valley and interior of France
terrain narrow valley
traversedBy A4 motorway
Marne–Rhine Canal
railway line Paris–Strasbourg
usedSince Roman times
watercourse Zorn River valley
linked to: Seille river valley

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Saverne locatedAt Saverne Gap
Zorn flowsThrough Saverne Gap