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Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)

channel between Leuven and Mechelen fed by river Dijle/Dyle
Place canal Q1630799
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Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)

Summary

Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is a canal[1]. Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is located in Province of Antwerp[3].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is located in Flemish Brabant[4].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is in the country of Belgium[5].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s instance of is recorded as canal[6].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s Commons category is recorded as Kanaal Leuven-Dijle[7].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Senne[8].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) comprises Sluice of Tildonk[9].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) comprises Sluice of Kampenhout[10].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) comprises Sluice of Boortmeerbeek[11].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) comprises Zennegat Sluice[12].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) comprises Sluice of Battel[13].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) began on February 9, 1750[14].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.97416977905815, 'lon': 4.5596268121755115}[15].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s origin of the watercourse is recorded as Leuven[16].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Flemish Region[17].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s heritage designation is recorded as beschermd monument[18].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kanaal Leuven-Dijle'}[19].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kanaal Leuven-Dijle'}[20].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30.043'}[21].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-2.3'}[22].
  • Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s drainage basin is recorded as Scheldt basin[23].

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Geography

Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is in the country of Belgium[5]. Located in include Province of Antwerp[3], a province of Belgium[24], in Belgium[25] and Flemish Brabant[4], a province of Belgium[26], in Belgium[27], founded in 1995[28].

Physical Characteristics

Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30.043'}[21].

Designation and Status

Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)'s instance of is recorded as canal[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as beschermd monument[18].

Why It Matters

Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . openstreetmap.org. openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . id.erfgoed.net. id.erfgoed.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Province of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 50.97416977905815, 'lon': 4.5596268121755115}
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Sluice of Tildonk, Sluice of Kampenhout, Sluice of Boortmeerbeek +2
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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