Žitný ostrov island

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Žitný ostrov island is a large river island in southwestern Slovakia, known as the biggest river island in Europe and an important agricultural and groundwater reservoir region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Žitný ostrov island canonical 2
Žitný ostrov island region 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river island
administrativeRegion Bratislava Region
Nitra Region
Trnava Region
borderedBy Danube
Klatovské rameno
Little Danube
Malý Dunaj
linked to: Little Danube
climate warm continental
continent Europe
country Slovakia
crossedBy transport routes between Bratislava and Komárno
ecologicalRole important wetland and riparian habitat
economicActivity agriculture
tourism
water management
ethnicComposition significant Hungarian minority population
hasInfrastructure Gabčíkovo waterworks vicinity
linked to: Gabčíkovo
hasSettlement Dunajská Streda
Gabčíkovo
Kolárovo
Veľký Meder
linked to: Velký Meder

Šamorín
hasUse drinking water source
intensive agriculture
hydrologicalImportance major groundwater reservoir of Slovakia
knownAs Csallóköz
Rye Island
linked to: Great Rye Island
languageOfName Hungarian
Slovak
locatedIn Danube River
linked to: Danube

southwestern Slovakia
mainRiverSystem Danube basin
linked to: Danube River basin
nameMeaning Rye Island in Slovak
near Bratislava
Komárno
notableFor grain production
maize cultivation
vegetable farming
partOf Danubian Lowland
linked to: Danubian lowland

Podunajská nížina
linked to: Podunajsko
regionType agricultural region
groundwater reservoir
soilType fertile alluvial soils
superlative largest river island in Europe
waterResourceRole key source of drinking water for southwestern Slovakia

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Dunajská Streda locatedOn Žitný ostrov island
Gabčíkovo partOf Žitný ostrov island region
linked to: Žitný ostrov island