Fort de Salettes
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Fort de Salettes is a historic mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of the town’s defensive system and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort de Salettes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12929323 — 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: Fort de Salettes Context triple: [Briançon, hasStructure, Fort de Salettes]
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A.
Fort de la Cigogne
Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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B.
Fort de Chartres
Fort de Chartres was a major 18th-century French colonial military and administrative stronghold in the Illinois Country along the Mississippi River.
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C.
Fort d'Hœdic
Fort d'Hœdic is a historic coastal fortification on the small island of Hœdic in Brittany, France, built to defend the surrounding maritime approaches.
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D.
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène is a historic 19th-century military fortification in Montreal, Canada, now serving as a heritage site and museum within Parc Jean-Drapeau.
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E.
Fort Tigné
Fort Tigné is a late 18th-century polygonal coastal fortification in Malta, built by the Knights of St John to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.
- 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: Fort de Salettes Target entity description: Fort de Salettes is a historic mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of the town’s defensive system and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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A.
Fort de la Cigogne
Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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B.
Fort de Chartres
Fort de Chartres was a major 18th-century French colonial military and administrative stronghold in the Illinois Country along the Mississippi River.
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C.
Fort d'Hœdic
Fort d'Hœdic is a historic coastal fortification on the small island of Hœdic in Brittany, France, built to defend the surrounding maritime approaches.
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D.
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène is a historic 19th-century military fortification in Montreal, Canada, now serving as a heritage site and museum within Parc Jean-Drapeau.
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E.
Fort Tigné
Fort Tigné is a late 18th-century polygonal coastal fortification in Malta, built by the Knights of St John to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ mountain fort ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ |
| builtFor | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| category |
Vauban fortification
ⓘ
linked to:
Fortifications of Vauban
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude site ⓘ |
| function |
military defense
ⓘ
protection of access routes to Briançon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ ditch ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Briançon valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Queyras region
surrounding Alpine peaks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Briançon
ⓘ
France ⓘ French Alps ⓘ Hautes-Alpes ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Briançon old town
ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Fortified City of Briançon
Durance River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slope above the Durance valley ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | decommissioned ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Salettes gorge ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Briançon ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine defensive line of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Maginot Line
Fortifications of Vauban (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ
linked to:
Fortifications of Vauban
defensive system of Briançon ⓘ fortifications of Briançon ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Fortified City of Briançon
|
| region | southeastern France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to Briançon from the Durance valley ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort de Salettes Description of subject: Fort de Salettes is a historic mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of the town’s defensive system and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Referenced by (1)
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