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Elbe

The Elbe (Czech: Labe) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany before flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 kilometres (68 miles) northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 km (680 mi).

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Basin size
148,268 km2 (57,247 sq mi)
Cities
Hradec Králové · Pardubice · Ústí nad Labem · Děčín · Dresden
Countries
Czech Republic · Germany
Length
1,112 km (691 mi)
Mouth
North Sea
Native name
Elbe (German) · Labe (Czech) · Ilv, Elv (Low German) · Łobjo (Sorbian languages)

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Elbe

Nodes284
Edges283
Triples248
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007042
Components1

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Elbe

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related to Ferries · 56
Elbe → AkenTochheim Ferry, Alt Tochheim, Barby, Belgern, Bergedorf, Bleckede, BreitenhagenRonney Barby Ferry, Brunsbüttel, BüttnershofRäbel Havelberg Ferry, CoswigSteutz Aken Ferry, Cuxhaven, Darchau, Dolní, Dommitzsch, DresdenBelgern Ottersitz Ferry, DresdenJohannstadt Neustadt Ferry, DresdenLaubegast Niederpoyritz Ferry, DěčínRathen Ferry, ElsterWörlitz Coswig Ferry, Ferchland
related to Navigation · 34
Elbe → Anhalt, Baltic Sea, Belgium, Berlin, By, Czech Republic, Czechoslovak, Czechoslovakia, Dresden, Elbe Lateral Canal, Elbe-Havel Canal, February, Following, France, German, Germany, Hamburg, International Commission, Italy, Kiel Canal
related to history · 25
Elbe → AD, Albis, Asciburgis, Battle, Charlemagne, Empire, European, Franks, Germania Magna, Germanic, Germanic Vandalii, Giant Mountains, Hanseatic League, Humans, In, King, Late Middle Ages, Middle Ages, Middle Paleolithic, Ptolemy
related to In the Czech Republic · 23
Elbe → After, At, At Kolín, Brandýs, Bílé Labe, Czech Republic, Elbe Falls, Giant Mountains, Here, Hradec Králové, Jaroměř, Jizera, Káraný, Labe, Labem, Metuje, Mt, Orlice, Pardubice, Polabí
related to In Germany · 22
Elbe → Czech-German, Dessau, Dresden, East Germany, Elbe Marshes, Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Elde, Hamburg, Havel, In, Magdeburg, Meissen, Mulde, North German Plain, North Sea, Saale, Schwarze Elster, Shortly, The, Torgau
see also · 18
Elbe → August, Eastern Europe2013 European, Elbeland, Europe, European, Floods, GermanyList, GermanySaxon Switzerland, Hilly, June, Major European, May, Region, Republic, Rivers, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Upper Elbe
Cities · 12
Elbe → Cuxhaven, Dessau, Dresden, Děčín, Hamburg, Hradec Králové, Magdeburg, Meissen, Pardubice, Stade, Wittenberg, Ústí nad Labem
related to Etymology · 12
Elbe → Albis, Elf, Elfr, First, Germanic, High German, Latin, Middle Low German, Norwegian, Old English, Old Norse, Swedish
related to Bibliography · 9
Elbe → Die Elbe, Europas Geschichte, Fluss, German, ISBN, Munich, Rada, Siedler, Uwe
States (DE) · 7
Elbe → Brandenburg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein

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river hamburg germany german czech north lower republic northern dresden basin sea west western mi magdeburg east army vltava area

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ElbeBasin size148,268 km2 (57,247 sq mi)1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesHradec Králové1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesPardubice1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesÚstí nad Labem1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesDěčín1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesDresden1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesMeissen1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesWittenberg1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesDessau1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesMagdeburg1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesHamburg1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesStade1.00infobox
ElbeCitiesCuxhaven1.00infobox
ElbeCountriesCzech Republic1.00infobox
ElbeCountriesGermany1.00infobox
ElbeLength1,112 km (691 mi)1.00infobox
ElbeMouthNorth Sea1.00infobox
ElbeNative nameElbe (German)1.00infobox
ElbeNative nameLabe (Czech)1.00infobox
ElbeNative nameIlv, Elv (Low German)1.00infobox
ElbeNative nameŁobjo (Sorbian languages)1.00infobox
ElbeRegions (CZ)Hradec Králové1.00infobox
ElbeRegions (CZ)Pardubice1.00infobox
ElbeRegions (CZ)Central Bohemia1.00infobox
ElbeRegions (CZ)Ústí nad Labem1.00infobox
ElbeSourceElbe Meadow1.00infobox
ElbeStates (DE)Saxony1.00infobox
ElbeStates (DE)Saxony-Anhalt1.00infobox
ElbeStates (DE)Brandenburg1.00infobox
ElbeStates (DE)Lower Saxony1.00infobox

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