Datteln-Hamm Canal
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The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Datteln-Hamm Canal canonical | 13 |
| Datteln-Hamm Canal port | 1 |
| Datteln-Hamm-Kanal (German) | 1 |
| Datteln–Hamm Canal | 1 |
| Hamm port on the Datteln-Hamm Canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3225690 — 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: Datteln-Hamm Canal Context triple: [Lünen, hasCanal, Datteln-Hamm Canal]
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A.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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B.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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C.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
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D.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
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E.
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal is Germany’s longest artificial waterway, running east–west across the country to link major rivers and form a key inland shipping route.
- 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: Datteln-Hamm Canal Target entity description: The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
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A.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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B.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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C.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
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D.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
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E.
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal is Germany’s longest artificial waterway, running east–west across the country to link major rivers and form a key inland shipping route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
canal ⓘ |
| connectsMunicipality |
Datteln
ⓘ
Hamm ⓘ Waltrop ⓘ |
| connectsToNetwork | Rhine waterway network via Dortmund-Ems Canal ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Dortmund-Ems Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Dortmund–Ems Canal
city of Hamm ⓘ
linked to:
City of Hamm
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endPoint | Hamm ⓘ |
| geographicContext | western Germany ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
logistics corridor for bulk goods
ⓘ
supply route for heavy industry ⓘ supply route for power plants ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
connects industrial sites to main canal network
ⓘ
supports regional industry ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
harbor facilities
ⓘ
industrial quays ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Datteln-Hamm-Kanal (German)
ⓘ
linked to:
Datteln-Hamm Canal
|
| hasRole |
feeder canal to Dortmund-Ems Canal
ⓘ
industrial access canal ⓘ |
| isNavigable | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Datteln
ⓘ
Hamm ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Ruhr region ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr area
federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
linked to:
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | German federal waterway authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ruhr area
ⓘ
eastern Ruhr industrial region ⓘ |
| startPoint | Datteln ⓘ |
| supportsSector |
chemical industry
ⓘ
coal industry ⓘ power generation ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| transportMode |
barge traffic
ⓘ
cargo shipping ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial transport
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayCategory | ship canal ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | federal waterway of Germany ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Dortmund-Ems Canal system
ⓘ
linked to:
Dortmund–Ems Canal
|
| waterwayType | inland shipping canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Datteln-Hamm Canal Description of subject: The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Datteln-Hamm Canal
linked to: Datteln-Hamm Canal
subject linked to:
Lünen, Germany
linked to: Datteln-Hamm Canal
linked to: Datteln-Hamm Canal