Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal
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Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal is a major canal in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving as an important inland waterway for the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12760790 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal Context triple: [Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal, hasNameInLanguage, Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal]
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A.
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal is an artificial waterway in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an important shipping route linking the Havel River with other regional waterways.
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B.
Oder–Spree Canal
The Oder–Spree Canal is a major inland waterway in Germany that links the River Oder near the Polish border with the River Spree and the Berlin area, facilitating regional and international shipping.
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C.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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D.
Stadtkanal Brandenburg
Stadtkanal Brandenburg is a historic inner-city canal in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, that forms part of the town’s traditional waterway network and urban landscape.
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E.
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitz Canal is a waterway in the Berlin–Brandenburg region of Germany that links local lakes and canals as part of the area’s inland navigation network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal Target entity description: Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal is a major canal in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving as an important inland waterway for the city.
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A.
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal is an artificial waterway in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an important shipping route linking the Havel River with other regional waterways.
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B.
Oder–Spree Canal
The Oder–Spree Canal is a major inland waterway in Germany that links the River Oder near the Polish border with the River Spree and the Berlin area, facilitating regional and international shipping.
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C.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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D.
Stadtkanal Brandenburg
Stadtkanal Brandenburg is a historic inner-city canal in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, that forms part of the town’s traditional waterway network and urban landscape.
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E.
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitz Canal is a waterway in the Berlin–Brandenburg region of Germany that links local lakes and canals as part of the area’s inland navigation network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
River Havel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Spree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | confluence with the River Havel near Spandau ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Fennbrücke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedrich-Krause-Ufer bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordhafenbrücke NERFINISHED ⓘ Perleberger Brücke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
artificially constructed waterway
ⓘ
navigable for cargo vessels ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
connection between industrial areas and ports in Berlin
ⓘ
supports port operations at Westhafen ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypass for inner-city section of the River Spree ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Schleuse Charlottenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schleuse Plötzensee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal (German) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Berlin Nordhafen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berlin Westhafen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charité campus (Berlin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invalidenfriedhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Berlin’s inland shipping
ⓘ
regional freight logistics ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportSystem | transport infrastructure of Berlin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | State of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverBasin | Elbe river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
federal waterways of Germany
ⓘ
inland waterway network of Germany ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Berlin-Tiergarten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlottenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Moabit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | area near Berlin Hauptbahnhof on the River Spree ⓘ |
| traverses |
central Berlin
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district of Mitte ⓘ district of Spandau ⓘ |
| use |
commercial shipping
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freight transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal Description of subject: Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal is a major canal in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving as an important inland waterway for the city.
Referenced by (1)
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