city of Angra do Heroísmo
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The city of Angra do Heroísmo is a historic coastal city on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved Renaissance-era urban layout and architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| city of Angra do Heroísmo canonical | 4 |
| Angra do Heroísmo UNESCO World Heritage city | 1 |
| city of Angra do Heroísmo historic center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13052940 — 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: city of Angra do Heroísmo Context triple: [Angra Bay, adjacentTo, city of Angra do Heroísmo]
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A.
Vila de Rei
Vila de Rei is a small inland municipality in central Portugal known for its rural landscapes and its location near the country’s geodesic center.
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B.
Porto Seguro
Porto Seguro is a historic coastal city in northeastern Brazil, known as one of the first landing sites of Portuguese explorers and today a popular beach tourism destination.
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C.
Porto dos Casais
Porto dos Casais was the original colonial settlement that later developed into the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.
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D.
Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande is a coastal town and municipality on the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde, known for its dramatic mountainous landscapes and traditional Cape Verdean culture.
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E.
Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande is a coastal municipality and city on São Miguel Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its historic center, hot springs, and dramatic volcanic landscapes.
- 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: city of Angra do Heroísmo Target entity description: The city of Angra do Heroísmo is a historic coastal city on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved Renaissance-era urban layout and architecture.
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A.
Vila de Rei
Vila de Rei is a small inland municipality in central Portugal known for its rural landscapes and its location near the country’s geodesic center.
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B.
Porto Seguro
Porto Seguro is a historic coastal city in northeastern Brazil, known as one of the first landing sites of Portuguese explorers and today a popular beach tourism destination.
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C.
Porto dos Casais
Porto dos Casais was the original colonial settlement that later developed into the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.
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D.
Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande is a coastal town and municipality on the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde, known for its dramatic mountainous landscapes and traditional Cape Verdean culture.
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E.
Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande is a coastal municipality and city on São Miguel Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its historic center, hot springs, and dramatic volcanic landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
city ⓘ municipality ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterGrantedIn | 1474 ⓘ |
| contains |
Alto da Memória
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angra do Heroísmo Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortress of São João Baptista NERFINISHED ⓘ Igreja da Misericórdia NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ Palácio dos Capitães-Generais NERFINISHED ⓘ Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| DSTUTCOffset | +00:00 ⓘ |
| elevatedToCityIn | 1534 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 15th century ⓘ |
| governedAs | municipality of Portugal ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
mild, humid climate
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oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Angra do Heroísmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| isHistoricCapitalOf | Azores (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Renaissance urban layout
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fortifications ⓘ historic center ⓘ maritime history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Azores NERFINISHED ⓘ Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bay of Angra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalityPopulation | approximately 33,000–35,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bay of Angra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| partOf | Autonomous Region of the Azores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Liberal Wars in Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese maritime expansion ⓘ |
| population | approximately 35,000 ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 9700 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Azores Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1983 ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −01:00 ⓘ |
| wasImportantAs | stopover on Atlantic navigation routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: city of Angra do Heroísmo Description of subject: The city of Angra do Heroísmo is a historic coastal city on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved Renaissance-era urban layout and architecture.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
city of Angra do Heroísmo historic center
subject surface form:
Santa Luzia (Angra do Heroísmo)
this entity surface form:
Angra do Heroísmo UNESCO World Heritage city