Leidsevaart canal
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The Leidsevaart canal is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that once formed an important transport route between Haarlem and Leiden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leidsevaart canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13305600 — 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: Leidsevaart canal Context triple: [Hartekamp estate, locatedNear, Leidsevaart canal]
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A.
Stadskanaal canal
Stadskanaal canal is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that was constructed primarily for peat transport and gave its name to the surrounding town of Stadskanaal.
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B.
Rijn-Schie Canal
The Rijn-Schie Canal is a historic waterway in South Holland, Netherlands, connecting the Rhine and Schie rivers and serving as an important route for regional transport and water management.
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C.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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D.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
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E.
Ringvaart canal
The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.
- 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: Leidsevaart canal Target entity description: The Leidsevaart canal is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that once formed an important transport route between Haarlem and Leiden.
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A.
Stadskanaal canal
Stadskanaal canal is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that was constructed primarily for peat transport and gave its name to the surrounding town of Stadskanaal.
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B.
Rijn-Schie Canal
The Rijn-Schie Canal is a historic waterway in South Holland, Netherlands, connecting the Rhine and Schie rivers and serving as an important route for regional transport and water management.
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C.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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D.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
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E.
Ringvaart canal
The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Haarlem
ⓘ
Leiden ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Haarlemmermeer polder ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bennebroek
ⓘ
Haarlem ⓘ Heemstede NERFINISHED ⓘ Hillegom ⓘ Leiden ⓘ Lisse ⓘ Voorhout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | route between Haarlem and Leiden ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | regional cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasPart | towpath ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important regional transport link ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
province of North Holland
ⓘ
province of South Holland ⓘ
linked to:
Province of South Holland
|
| nameMeaning | Leiden canal ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Haarlemmertrekvaart
ⓘ
railway line Haarlem–Leiden ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch canal network ⓘ |
| status | historic canal ⓘ |
| transportMode | trekschuit ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ transport route ⓘ |
| waterwayType | trekvaart ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leidsevaart canal Description of subject: The Leidsevaart canal is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that once formed an important transport route between Haarlem and Leiden.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.