Hinwil
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Hinwil is a municipality and regional center in the Swiss canton of Zürich, known for its rural surroundings and as the home base of the Sauber Formula One team.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hinwil canonical | 1 |
| Hinwil, Switzerland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4888885 — 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: Hinwil Context triple: [Canton of Zürich, contains, Hinwil]
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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.
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a historic town and capital of the canton of the same name in northern Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and proximity to the Rhine Falls.
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C.
Wetzikon
Wetzikon is a municipality and regional center in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, known for its mix of residential areas, industry, and proximity to Lake Pfäffikon.
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D.
Walchwil
Walchwil is a picturesque Swiss municipality in the canton of Zug, known for its scenic location on the eastern shore of Lake Zug and views of the surrounding Alps.
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E.
Grenchen
Grenchen is a Swiss town in the canton of Solothurn known for its watchmaking industry and location at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
- 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: Hinwil Target entity description: Hinwil is a municipality and regional center in the Swiss canton of Zürich, known for its rural surroundings and as the home base of the Sauber Formula One team.
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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.
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a historic town and capital of the canton of the same name in northern Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and proximity to the Rhine Falls.
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C.
Wetzikon
Wetzikon is a municipality and regional center in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, known for its mix of residential areas, industry, and proximity to Lake Pfäffikon.
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D.
Walchwil
Walchwil is a picturesque Swiss municipality in the canton of Zug, known for its scenic location on the eastern shore of Lake Zug and views of the surrounding Alps.
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E.
Grenchen
Grenchen is a Swiss town in the canton of Solothurn known for its watchmaking industry and location at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
regional center ⓘ |
| cantonCapital | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Forchbahn bus services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 565 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Gemeinderat Hinwil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
automotive engineering
ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ services sector ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ settled area ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityCode | 0117 ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringMunicipality |
Bubikon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bäretswil NERFINISHED ⓘ Dürnten NERFINISHED ⓘ Gossau ZH NERFINISHED ⓘ Seegräben NERFINISHED ⓘ Wetzikon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Hinwil railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuralSurroundings | true ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.hinwil.ch ⓘ |
| higherAdministrativeUnit | canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| hosts |
Sauber Motorsport headquarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber facilities ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2 | CH-ZH ⓘ |
| isRegionalCenterOf | Hinwil district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | home base of Sauber Formula One team ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Swiss German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Zurich Oberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ district of Hinwil ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Swiss Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bubikon
NERFINISHED
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Bäretswil NERFINISHED ⓘ Dürnten NERFINISHED ⓘ Gossau ZH NERFINISHED ⓘ Pfäffikon ZH NERFINISHED ⓘ Seegräben NERFINISHED ⓘ Wetzikon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| postalCode | 8340 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Uerikon–Bauma railway (partly disused) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | ZH ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinwil Description of subject: Hinwil is a municipality and regional center in the Swiss canton of Zürich, known for its rural surroundings and as the home base of the Sauber Formula One team.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hinwil, Switzerland