Müritz–Elde Waterway
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The Müritz–Elde Waterway is a navigable canal and river route in northern Germany that links Lake Müritz with the Elbe River, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Müritz–Elde Waterway canonical | 2 |
| Müritz-Elde waterway | 1 |
| Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4634721 — 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: Müritz–Elde Waterway Context triple: [Elde, connectedTo, Müritz–Elde Waterway]
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A.
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal is an artificial waterway in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an important shipping route linking the Havel River with other regional waterways.
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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.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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D.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
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E.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
- 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: Müritz–Elde Waterway Target entity description: The Müritz–Elde Waterway is a navigable canal and river route in northern Germany that links Lake Müritz with the Elbe River, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
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A.
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal is an artificial waterway in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an important shipping route linking the Havel River with other regional waterways.
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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.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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D.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
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E.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
river route ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Elbe River
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
Lake Müritz ⓘ |
| connectsBasin |
Baltic Sea basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Sea drainage basin
North Sea basin ⓘ
linked to:
North Sea drainage basin
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman |
Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße
ⓘ
linked to:
Müritz–Elde Waterway
|
| hasTraffic |
cargo vessels
ⓘ
houseboats ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mecklenburg Lake District
ⓘ
northern Germany ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| region |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ⓘ |
| terminus |
Elbe River
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
Lake Müritz ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canalized river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Müritz–Elde Waterway Description of subject: The Müritz–Elde Waterway is a navigable canal and river route in northern Germany that links Lake Müritz with the Elbe River, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Müritz–Elde Waterway
linked to: Müritz–Elde Waterway