Polish–Slovak border

E133859

international border state border

The Polish–Slovak border is the international boundary running mainly through the Carpathian Mountains that separates Poland from Slovakia in Central Europe.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Polish–Slovak border canonical	14
Poland–Slovakia border	12
Slovak–Polish border	4
Polish–Slovak border region	2
Slovakia–Poland border	2
Chyżne–Trstená border crossing	1
Grenze Slowakei–Polen	1
Poland–Slovakia border (ridge area nearby)	1
Poland–Slovakia border crossings network	1
Poland–Slovakia border region	1
Poland–Slovakia international boundary	1
Polish-Slovak border	1
Polish-Slovak border region	1
Slovak–Polish border region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1161993 — 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: Polish–Slovak border
Context triple: [Dunajec River, borderSectionName, Polish–Slovak border]

A. Slovakia–Germany border
The Slovakia–Germany border is the modern international boundary separating Slovakia and Germany, established after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the reunification of Germany within the Schengen Area.
B. Czechoslovakia–West Germany border
The Czechoslovakia–West Germany border was a heavily fortified Cold War frontier separating the communist Eastern Bloc from democratic Western Europe.
C. German-Czech border
The German-Czech border is an international boundary in Central Europe that largely follows natural features such as the Ore Mountains, separating Germany from the Czech Republic.
D. Hungary–Austria border
The Hungary–Austria border is a historically significant Central European frontier that once formed part of the Cold War divide between the communist Eastern Bloc and the Western world.
E. inner German border
The inner German border was the heavily fortified frontier that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing the division of Europe.
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: Polish–Slovak border
Target entity description: The Polish–Slovak border is the international boundary running mainly through the Carpathian Mountains that separates Poland from Slovakia in Central Europe.

A. Slovakia–Germany border
The Slovakia–Germany border is the modern international boundary separating Slovakia and Germany, established after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the reunification of Germany within the Schengen Area.
B. Czechoslovakia–West Germany border
The Czechoslovakia–West Germany border was a heavily fortified Cold War frontier separating the communist Eastern Bloc from democratic Western Europe.
C. German-Czech border
The German-Czech border is an international boundary in Central Europe that largely follows natural features such as the Ore Mountains, separating Germany from the Czech Republic.
D. Hungary–Austria border
The Hungary–Austria border is a historically significant Central European frontier that once formed part of the Cold War divide between the communist Eastern Bloc and the Western world.
E. inner German border
The inner German border was the heavily fortified frontier that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing the division of Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border ⓘ state border ⓘ
country1	Poland ⓘ
country2	Slovakia ⓘ
crossesProtectedArea	Tatra National Park (Poland) ⓘ linked to: Tatra National Park Tatranský národný park (Slovakia) ⓘ linked to: Tatra National Park (Slovakia)
enteredSchengenRegimeOn	2007-12-21 ⓘ
establishedInYear	1918 ⓘ
followsMountainRange	Beskid Mountains ⓘ linked to: Beskids Carpathian Mountains ⓘ Tatra Mountains ⓘ
hasApproximateLength	336 mi ⓘ 541 km ⓘ
hasBorderCrossingType	pedestrian border crossing ⓘ rail border crossing ⓘ road border crossing ⓘ
hasBorderRiver	Białka ⓘ Dunajec ⓘ linked to: Dunajec River Orava ⓘ Poprad ⓘ
hasHistoricalDispute	border around the Orava region ⓘ border around the Spiš region ⓘ
hasHistoricalPredecessor	Austro-Hungarian–Russian border in the Carpathians ⓘ
hasLanguageOnSide	Polish ⓘ Slovak ⓘ
hasMajorRailCrossing	Muszyna–Plaveč rail crossing ⓘ Zwardoń–Skalité rail crossing ⓘ
hasMajorRoadCrossing	Barwinek–Vyšný Komárnik border crossing ⓘ Chyżne–Trstená border crossing ⓘ linked to: Polish–Slovak border Jurgów–Podspády border crossing ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Nowy Targ ⓘ Prešov ⓘ Zakopane ⓘ Žilina ⓘ
highestPoint	Rysy ⓘ
highestPointElevation	2503 m ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Central Europe ⓘ
lowestPoint	confluence of the Dunajec and Poprad rivers ⓘ
partOf	European Union internal borders ⓘ linked to: Schengen Area Schengen Area internal borders ⓘ linked to: Schengen Area
redefinedInYear	1945 ⓘ
separatesFormerEntities	Czechoslovakia ⓘ First Czechoslovak Republic ⓘ People's Republic of Poland ⓘ linked to: Polish People’s Republic Second Polish Republic ⓘ
traversesHistoricalRegion	Lemkivshchyna ⓘ Orava ⓘ Podhale ⓘ Spiš ⓘ
usedAs	EU internal land border ⓘ NATO internal border ⓘ

How these facts were elicited