Soesterberg
E118394
Soesterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht known for its historic military air base and long-standing association with the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soesterberg canonical | 4 |
| Soesterberg Air Base nature reserve | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T921416 — 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: Soesterberg Context triple: [Royal Netherlands Air Force, garrison, Soesterberg]
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A.
Ooltgensplaat
Ooltgensplaat is a small village in the western Netherlands, located on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee and known for its historic harbor and rural character.
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B.
Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a small village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
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C.
Brouwersdam
Brouwersdam is a major Dutch dam and causeway in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, built as part of the Delta Works to protect the Netherlands from North Sea flooding while supporting road traffic and water management.
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D.
Maasvlakte
Maasvlakte is a major artificial land and port expansion area on the North Sea coast of the Netherlands, forming part of the Port of Rotterdam.
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E.
Buitenkaag
Buitenkaag is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer near the Kagerplassen lake area.
- 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: Soesterberg Target entity description: Soesterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht known for its historic military air base and long-standing association with the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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A.
Ooltgensplaat
Ooltgensplaat is a small village in the western Netherlands, located on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee and known for its historic harbor and rural character.
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B.
Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a small village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
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C.
Brouwersdam
Brouwersdam is a major Dutch dam and causeway in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, built as part of the Delta Works to protect the Netherlands from North Sea flooding while supporting road traffic and water management.
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D.
Maasvlakte
Maasvlakte is a major artificial land and port expansion area on the North Sea coast of the Netherlands, forming part of the Port of Rotterdam.
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E.
Buitenkaag
Buitenkaag is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer near the Kagerplassen lake area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military air base
ⓘ
military museum ⓘ village ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| closed | 2008 ⓘ |
| country |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 0346 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
historic airfield structures
ⓘ
military monuments ⓘ |
| hasFormerFacility | Soesterberg Air Base ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
recreation area
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalRegion |
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
|
| hasHistoricalRole | center of Dutch military aviation ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
National Military Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Nationaal Militair Museum
|
| hasNearbyNatureArea |
Soesterberg
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soesterberg Air Base nature reserve
Soesterduinen ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Den Dolder
ⓘ
Huis ter Heide ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 3769 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | churches ⓘ |
| hasReuseOfAirBase |
business park
ⓘ
nature and recreation area ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
A28 motorway
ⓘ
N237 road ⓘ |
| hasSportsFacility | gliding airfield ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Soesterberg bus services ⓘ |
| knownAs | birthplace of Dutch military aviation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
National Military Museum
ⓘ
association with the Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ historic military air base ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Soesterberg
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Soesterberg self-linksurface differs ⓘ Soest district ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Soest
Province of Utrecht ⓘ
surface form:
province of Utrecht
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Amersfoort
ⓘ
Soest ⓘ Zeist ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Utrecht Hill Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht Hill Ridge plateau
|
| opened |
1913
ⓘ
2014 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Randstad metropolitan region ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
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: Soesterberg Description of subject: Soesterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht known for its historic military air base and long-standing association with the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Soesterberg Air Base
subject surface form:
Nationaal Militair Museum
this entity surface form:
Soesterberg Air Base nature reserve