Minden waterway crossing
E1025307
Minden waterway crossing is a notable German engineering structure where the Mittelland Canal passes over the Weser River near the city of Minden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minden waterway crossing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13152350 — 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: Minden waterway crossing Context triple: [Minden, Germany, hasLandmark, Minden waterway crossing]
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A.
Canal
Canal is a Madrid Metro station serving as an interchange between lines 2 and 7 in the Chamberí district of Spain's capital.
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B.
New Waterway
The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
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C.
Potomac River crossing
The Potomac River crossing at Ball's Bluff was a key Civil War ford and ferry point where Union troops attempted a hazardous river passage that led to the Battle of Ball's Bluff in 1861.
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D.
Schie waterway
The Schie waterway is a historic canal and river route in the Netherlands that connects several cities in the province of South Holland and has long served as an important transport and trade corridor.
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E.
Coen Tunnel (via connected waterways)
The Coen Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Amsterdam that facilitates traffic flow beneath the waterways connecting the IJ Bay with the city’s western districts.
- 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: Minden waterway crossing Target entity description: Minden waterway crossing is a notable German engineering structure where the Mittelland Canal passes over the Weser River near the city of Minden.
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A.
Canal
Canal is a Madrid Metro station serving as an interchange between lines 2 and 7 in the Chamberí district of Spain's capital.
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B.
New Waterway
The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
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C.
Potomac River crossing
The Potomac River crossing at Ball's Bluff was a key Civil War ford and ferry point where Union troops attempted a hazardous river passage that led to the Battle of Ball's Bluff in 1861.
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D.
Schie waterway
The Schie waterway is a historic canal and river route in the Netherlands that connects several cities in the province of South Holland and has long served as an important transport and trade corridor.
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E.
Coen Tunnel (via connected waterways)
The Coen Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Amsterdam that facilitates traffic flow beneath the waterways connecting the IJ Bay with the city’s western districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
bridge ⓘ civil engineering structure ⓘ waterway crossing ⓘ |
| carries | Mittelland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Weser side canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Weser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
lower waterway junction
ⓘ
upper aqueduct ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | example of German waterway engineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Mittelland Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Minden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Mittelland Canal passing over the Weser River ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| region | eastern North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | important junction in central German canal system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayCarried | Mittelland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayCrossed | Weser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minden waterway crossing Description of subject: Minden waterway crossing is a notable German engineering structure where the Mittelland Canal passes over the Weser River near the city of Minden.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.