B 242 federal road
E1046854
The B 242 federal road is a major German highway running through the Harz Mountains, connecting several towns and serving as an important east–west route in central Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B 242 federal road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13562590 — 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: B 242 federal road Context triple: [Trautenstein, locatedOn, B 242 federal road]
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A.
B229 federal road
The B229 federal road is a German national highway that connects various towns and regions in North Rhine-Westphalia and neighboring states, serving as an important regional traffic route.
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B.
B4 federal road
The B4 federal road is a major German highway running north–south that connects several cities and regions, including the town of Arnstadt.
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C.
B8 federal road
The B8 federal road is a major German highway that runs through several federal states, connecting cities such as Frankfurt am Main and Cologne and serving as an important regional transport route.
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D.
B1 federal highway
The B1 federal highway is a major east–west roadway in Germany that serves as an important regional and intercity transport route.
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E.
federal road B42
Federal road B42 is a major German highway running along the right bank of the Middle Rhine, connecting numerous towns and cultural landmarks within the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
- 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: B 242 federal road Target entity description: The B 242 federal road is a major German highway running through the Harz Mountains, connecting several towns and serving as an important east–west route in central Germany.
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A.
B229 federal road
The B229 federal road is a German national highway that connects various towns and regions in North Rhine-Westphalia and neighboring states, serving as an important regional traffic route.
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B.
B4 federal road
The B4 federal road is a major German highway running north–south that connects several cities and regions, including the town of Arnstadt.
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C.
B8 federal road
The B8 federal road is a major German highway that runs through several federal states, connecting cities such as Frankfurt am Main and Cologne and serving as an important regional transport route.
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D.
B1 federal highway
The B1 federal highway is a major east–west roadway in Germany that serves as an important regional and intercity transport route.
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E.
federal road B42
Federal road B42 is a major German highway running along the right bank of the Middle Rhine, connecting numerous towns and cultural landmarks within the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal highway
ⓘ
road in Germany ⓘ |
| connects |
Mansfeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seesen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses |
Bode River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innerste River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | important east–west connection in central Germany ⓘ |
| hasDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
B 185 federal road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B 27 federal road NERFINISHED ⓘ B 4 federal road NERFINISHED ⓘ B 41 federal road NERFINISHED ⓘ B 6 federal road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadNumber | B 242 ⓘ |
| isMajorRoute | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harz Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Germany ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | German federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German federal road network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Brocken
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harz National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ballenstedt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Braunlage NERFINISHED ⓘ Clausthal-Zellerfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Goslar district NERFINISHED ⓘ Harz district NERFINISHED ⓘ Harzgerode NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasselfelde NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Osterode am Harz region NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Harz region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Germany ⓘ |
| roadType | Bundesstraße NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
regional traffic in the Harz Mountains
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tourist traffic to the Harz region ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
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freight transport ⓘ tourism access ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: B 242 federal road Description of subject: The B 242 federal road is a major German highway running through the Harz Mountains, connecting several towns and serving as an important east–west route in central Germany.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.