Tauber
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The Tauber is a river in central Germany that flows through the Franconian region, including the spa town of Bad Mergentheim, before joining the Main River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tauber canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4086655 — 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: Tauber Context triple: [Bad Mergentheim, locatedOnRiver, Tauber]
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A.
Miltenberg
Miltenberg is a historic town in Bavaria, Germany, known for its well-preserved medieval old town along the Main River and its timber-framed architecture.
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B.
Sieber
Sieber is a small river in the German state of Lower Saxony that flows through the Harz Mountains and into the Oder.
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C.
Geva
Geva is a surname most notably associated with Tamara Geva, a Russian-American actress, dancer, and choreographer.
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D.
Tureberg
Tureberg is a central district in Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden, known for housing the municipal center and key public services.
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E.
Biesenthal
Biesenthal is a small town in the Barnim district of Brandenburg, Germany, known for its surrounding lakes, forests, and location within the Barnim Nature Park.
- 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: Tauber Target entity description: The Tauber is a river in central Germany that flows through the Franconian region, including the spa town of Bad Mergentheim, before joining the Main River.
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A.
Miltenberg
Miltenberg is a historic town in Bavaria, Germany, known for its well-preserved medieval old town along the Main River and its timber-framed architecture.
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B.
Sieber
Sieber is a small river in the German state of Lower Saxony that flows through the Harz Mountains and into the Oder.
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C.
Geva
Geva is a surname most notably associated with Tamara Geva, a Russian-American actress, dancer, and choreographer.
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D.
Tureberg
Tureberg is a central district in Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden, known for housing the municipal center and key public services.
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E.
Biesenthal
Biesenthal is a small town in the Barnim district of Brandenburg, Germany, known for its surrounding lakes, forests, and location within the Barnim Nature Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinArea | approximately 1,800 km² ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Main at Wertheim ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crossesAdministrativeDistrict |
Landkreis Ansbach
ⓘ
Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim ⓘ Main-Tauber-Kreis ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Rhine basin via the Main ⓘ |
| etymology | possibly derived from Celtic origin ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bad Mergentheim
ⓘ
Creglingen ⓘ Franconia ⓘ
surface form:
Franconian region
Lauda-Königshofen ⓘ Rothenburg ob der Tauber ⓘ Tauberbischofsheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Weikersheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Wörth am Main ⓘ
surface form:
Wertheim am Main
|
| hasBridge |
historic bridges in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
ⓘ
historic bridges in Tauberbischofsheim ⓘ |
| hasLeftTributary |
Gollach
ⓘ
Steinach (Tauber) ⓘ |
| hasRightTributary |
Umpfer
ⓘ
Vorbach ⓘ |
| hasTouristRoute | Romantic Road vicinity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cycling route along the Tauber Valley
ⓘ
picturesque river valley ⓘ vineyards along its valley ⓘ |
| length | approximately 131 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Franconia ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Wörth am Main
ⓘ
surface form:
Wertheim am Main
|
| mouthOfWaterBody | Main ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Main river basin ⓘ |
| passesThrough | spa town of Bad Mergentheim ⓘ |
| region | Tauber Valley ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Main river system ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near Weikersholz ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Main ⓘ |
| tributaryType | left tributary of the Main ⓘ |
| valleyUsedFor |
tourism
ⓘ
wine production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tauber Description of subject: The Tauber is a river in central Germany that flows through the Franconian region, including the spa town of Bad Mergentheim, before joining the Main River.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Main