Canton of Sélestat
E1021801
The Canton of Sélestat is an administrative division in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered around the town of Sélestat and comprising several surrounding communes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canton of Sélestat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13112391 — 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: Canton of Sélestat Context triple: [Schlettstadt, belongsTo, Canton of Sélestat]
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A.
Canton of Illkirch-Graffenstaden
The Canton of Illkirch-Graffenstaden is an administrative division in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered on the suburban commune of Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg.
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B.
Hettange-Grande canton
Hettange-Grande canton is an administrative division in northeastern France, located in the Moselle department within the Grand Est region.
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C.
canton of Altkirch
The canton of Altkirch is an administrative division in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered on the town of Altkirch and comprising several surrounding communes.
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D.
Canton of Molsheim
The Canton of Molsheim is an administrative division in northeastern France that groups Molsheim and surrounding communes within the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region.
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E.
canton of Guebwiller
The canton of Guebwiller is an administrative division in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered around the town of Guebwiller and grouping several surrounding communes.
- 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: Canton of Sélestat Target entity description: The Canton of Sélestat is an administrative division in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered around the town of Sélestat and comprising several surrounding communes.
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A.
Canton of Illkirch-Graffenstaden
The Canton of Illkirch-Graffenstaden is an administrative division in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered on the suburban commune of Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg.
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B.
Hettange-Grande canton
Hettange-Grande canton is an administrative division in northeastern France, located in the Moselle department within the Grand Est region.
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C.
canton of Altkirch
The canton of Altkirch is an administrative division in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered on the town of Altkirch and comprising several surrounding communes.
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D.
Canton of Molsheim
The Canton of Molsheim is an administrative division in northeastern France that groups Molsheim and surrounding communes within the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region.
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E.
canton of Guebwiller
The canton of Guebwiller is an administrative division in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered around the town of Guebwiller and grouping several surrounding communes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canton of France ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Sélestat ⓘ |
| contains |
Artolsheim
ⓘ
Baldenheim ⓘ Bootzheim ⓘ Châtenois, Bas-Rhin ⓘ Diebolsheim ⓘ
linked to:
Heidolsheim
Ebersheim ⓘ Ebersmunster ⓘ Elsenheim ⓘ Heidolsheim ⓘ Hessenheim ⓘ Hilsenheim ⓘ Hohatzenheim ⓘ Kintzheim ⓘ Mackenheim ⓘ Marckolsheim ⓘ Mussig ⓘ Muttersholtz ⓘ Ohnenheim ⓘ Orschwiller ⓘ Saasenheim ⓘ Scherwiller ⓘ Schœnau ⓘ Sundhouse ⓘ Sélestat ⓘ Wittisheim ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | communes of the canton of Sélestat ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
ⓘ
Bas-Rhin department ⓘ
linked to:
Bas-Rhin
Grand Est region ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Est
northeastern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sélestat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bas-Rhin department
ⓘ
linked to:
Bas-Rhin
|
| regionType | administrative division ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | canton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canton of Sélestat Description of subject: The Canton of Sélestat is an administrative division in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, centered around the town of Sélestat and comprising several surrounding communes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.