Starnberger See
E41860
Starnberger See is a large, scenic lake in southern Germany known for its affluent lakeside communities, recreational activities, and historical associations with Bavarian royalty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starnberger See canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T318156 — 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: Starnberger See Context triple: [Bavaria, hasLake, Starnberger See]
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A.
Ammersee
Ammersee is a large glacial lake in southern Germany known for its scenic shores, recreational activities, and proximity to the Alps.
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B.
Chiemsee
Chiemsee is one of Germany’s largest lakes, famed for its scenic Alpine setting and historic islands such as Herrenchiemsee with its royal palace.
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C.
Tegeler See
Tegeler See is a large lake in the Tegel district of Berlin, Germany, popular for recreation, boating, and its surrounding natural areas.
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D.
Lake of Biel
Lake of Biel is a scenic lake in western Switzerland’s Seeland region, known for its vineyards, islands, and role in the Jura water correction system.
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E.
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is a major Central European freshwater lake in western Hungary, renowned as a popular tourist and recreation destination.
- 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: Starnberger See Target entity description: Starnberger See is a large, scenic lake in southern Germany known for its affluent lakeside communities, recreational activities, and historical associations with Bavarian royalty.
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A.
Ammersee
Ammersee is a large glacial lake in southern Germany known for its scenic shores, recreational activities, and proximity to the Alps.
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B.
Chiemsee
Chiemsee is one of Germany’s largest lakes, famed for its scenic Alpine setting and historic islands such as Herrenchiemsee with its royal palace.
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C.
Tegeler See
Tegeler See is a large lake in the Tegel district of Berlin, Germany, popular for recreation, boating, and its surrounding natural areas.
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D.
Lake of Biel
Lake of Biel is a scenic lake in western Switzerland’s Seeland region, known for its vineyards, islands, and role in the Jura water correction system.
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E.
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is a major Central European freshwater lake in western Hungary, renowned as a popular tourist and recreation destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| associatedWith | House of Wittelsbach ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 50 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| deathPlaceOf |
Ludwig II of Bavaria
ⓘ
surface form:
King Ludwig II of Bavaria
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 584 metres ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| formerName | Würmsee ⓘ |
| hasFerryService | passenger ships ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Roseninsel ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Roseninsel
ⓘ
Votivkapelle in Berg ⓘ |
| hasShoreSettlement |
Berg
ⓘ
Feldafing ⓘ Possenhofen ⓘ Pöcking ⓘ Seeshaupt ⓘ Starnberg ⓘ Tutzing ⓘ |
| inflow |
Kreuzlinger Forstgraben
ⓘ
Lüßbach ⓘ Lüßbach ⓘ
surface form:
Singerbach
Steinbach ⓘ |
| knownFor |
affluent lakeside communities
ⓘ
cycling along the shore ⓘ historical associations with Bavarian royalty ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| length | about 20 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Upper Bavaria ⓘ southern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
District of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
ⓘ
District of Starnberg ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Munich ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 127 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Starnberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Starnberg
|
| outflow | Würm River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps foothills
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine foreland
popular recreation area for Munich metropolitan region ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | partly designated landscape protection area ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 56 square kilometres ⓘ |
| tourismType | day-trip destination from Munich ⓘ |
| width | up to about 5 kilometres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starnberger See Description of subject: Starnberger See is a large, scenic lake in southern Germany known for its affluent lakeside communities, recreational activities, and historical associations with Bavarian royalty.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Steinbach (Starnberger See)