Moravian Gate

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The Moravian Gate is a lowland corridor in the Czech Republic that forms a natural pass between the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains, historically serving as an important route for transport and migration.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Moravian Gate canonical 2
Moravská brána 1
Porta Bohemica 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
mountain pass
climate temperate continental
connects Moravia
Upper Silesia
country Czech Republic
crossedBy Bečva River
Oder River
formsPartOf European watershed area
geologicalType tectonic depression
hasCzechName Moravská brána
linked to: Moravian Gate
hasHighestPoint around 310 metres above sea level
historicalRole important route between northern Europe and the Danube basin
importance major natural passage through mountain systems in Central Europe
languageOfToponym Czech
locatedBetween Sudetes
Western Carpathians
locatedIn Central Europe
namedAfter Moravia
near Ostrava
Přerov
partOf Outer Subcarpathia
region Moravian-Silesian Region
Olomouc Region
separates Carpathian Mountains
Sudetes
terrain flat to gently undulating lowland
traversedBy railway lines between Ostrava and Přerov
road network between Silesia and Moravia
usedFor migration route
transport corridor
watershedBetween Baltic Sea basin
Black Sea basin

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Referenced by (4)

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

Nízký Jeseník borderedBy Moravian Gate
České středohoří contains Porta Bohemica
linked to: Moravian Gate
Hranice locatedNear Moravian Gate
Moravian Gate hasCzechName Moravská brána
linked to: Moravian Gate