Wädenswil
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Wädenswil is a Swiss town in the canton of Zurich known for its lakeside location, wine-growing tradition, and research institutes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wädenswil canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3356668 — 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: Wädenswil Context triple: [Lake Zurich, hasShorelineSettlement, Wädenswil]
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A.
Richterswil
Richterswil is a picturesque municipality on the shores of Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
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B.
Kilchberg
Kilchberg is a municipality on the shores of Lake Zurich in Switzerland, known for its scenic residential character and as the home of the Lindt & Sprüngli chocolate factory.
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C.
Volketswil
Volketswil is a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, known for its residential character and proximity to the city of Zurich.
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D.
Pratteln
Pratteln is a municipality in northern Switzerland that serves as a major residential and industrial center in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
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E.
Allschwil
Allschwil is a suburban municipality near Basel in northwestern Switzerland, known for its residential character and role as a local economic center.
- 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: Wädenswil Target entity description: Wädenswil is a Swiss town in the canton of Zurich known for its lakeside location, wine-growing tradition, and research institutes.
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A.
Richterswil
Richterswil is a picturesque municipality on the shores of Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
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B.
Kilchberg
Kilchberg is a municipality on the shores of Lake Zurich in Switzerland, known for its scenic residential character and as the home of the Lindt & Sprüngli chocolate factory.
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C.
Volketswil
Volketswil is a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, known for its residential character and proximity to the city of Zurich.
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D.
Pratteln
Pratteln is a municipality in northern Switzerland that serves as a major residential and industrial center in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
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E.
Allschwil
Allschwil is a suburban municipality near Basel in northwestern Switzerland, known for its residential character and role as a local economic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| canton | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| district | Horgen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
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Populated places on Lake Zurich ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences campus Wädenswil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevation | about 408 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasHarbour | Wädenswil harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
forests
ⓘ
orchards ⓘ residential areas ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityCode | 0293 ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Wädenswil railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Reformed Church of Wädenswil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church of Wädenswil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
environmental and natural resource sciences
ⓘ
food and beverage technology ⓘ life sciences ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPart |
Au ZH
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hütten (since merger) ⓘ Schönenberg (since merger) ⓘ |
| hasTwinTown |
Kreuzlingen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mâcon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagogn NERFINISHED ⓘ Turku (student exchange / partnership context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWineGrowingTradition | true ⓘ |
| isoCodeRegion | CH-ZH ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lakeside location
ⓘ
research institutes ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| localDialect | Swiss German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Lake Zurich left shore
ⓘ
Zimmerberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Horgen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hütten (ZH) NERFINISHED ⓘ Richterswil NERFINISHED ⓘ Schönenberg (ZH) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Hütten (ZH)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schönenberg (ZH) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerEffectiveDate | 2019-01-01 ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Greater Zurich Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 8820 ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
A3 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Zurich left-bank railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wädenswil Description of subject: Wädenswil is a Swiss town in the canton of Zurich known for its lakeside location, wine-growing tradition, and research institutes.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.