town of Wijk bij Duurstede
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The town of Wijk bij Duurstede is a historic Dutch riverside settlement in the province of Utrecht, known for its medieval castle ruins, picturesque harbor, and iconic windmill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| town of Wijk bij Duurstede canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5381687 — 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: town of Wijk bij Duurstede Context triple: [Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, depicts, town of Wijk bij Duurstede]
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A.
Heemstede
Heemstede is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, known as a leafy residential suburb near Haarlem.
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B.
Scharendijke
Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known as a popular base for water sports and diving in the Grevelingen and North Sea area.
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C.
Naaldwijk
Naaldwijk is a town in the Westland municipality of the western Netherlands, known for its extensive greenhouse horticulture and flower industry.
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D.
Winterswijk
Winterswijk is a town in the eastern Netherlands known for its rural landscape, textile-industry history, and location near the German border.
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E.
Zwijndrecht
Zwijndrecht is a Dutch town and municipality located in the western Netherlands, known for its position along the rivers near the city of Dordrecht.
- 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: town of Wijk bij Duurstede Target entity description: The town of Wijk bij Duurstede is a historic Dutch riverside settlement in the province of Utrecht, known for its medieval castle ruins, picturesque harbor, and iconic windmill.
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A.
Heemstede
Heemstede is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, known as a leafy residential suburb near Haarlem.
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B.
Scharendijke
Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known as a popular base for water sports and diving in the Grevelingen and North Sea area.
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C.
Naaldwijk
Naaldwijk is a town in the Westland municipality of the western Netherlands, known for its extensive greenhouse horticulture and flower industry.
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D.
Winterswijk
Winterswijk is a town in the eastern Netherlands known for its rural landscape, textile-industry history, and location near the German border.
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E.
Zwijndrecht
Zwijndrecht is a Dutch town and municipality located in the western Netherlands, known for its position along the rivers near the city of Dordrecht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Hanseatic town
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town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 0343 ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | coat of arms of Wijk bij Duurstede ⓘ |
| contains |
Cothen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langbroek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| flag | flag of Wijk bij Duurstede ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council of Wijk bij Duurstede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
river-related trade and services
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tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floodplains along the Lek
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iconic windmill ⓘ medieval street pattern ⓘ picturesque harbor ⓘ riverside promenade ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
historic riverside settlement
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medieval town ⓘ trading town in early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Grote Kerk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) NERFINISHED ⓘ castle Duurstede NERFINISHED ⓘ city walls remnants ⓘ harbor of Wijk bij Duurstede ⓘ historic town center ⓘ ruins of castle Duurstede ⓘ windmill De Rijn en Lek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
cycling routes along the Lek
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walking paths in historic center ⓘ yachting harbor ⓘ |
| hasTransport | regional bus connections ⓘ |
| historicalName | Dorestad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Netherlands
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province of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
river Kromme Rijn
NERFINISHED
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river Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
former site of Dorestad
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river Lek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalitySeat | Wijk bij Duurstede (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Union
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Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 3960–3962 ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: town of Wijk bij Duurstede Description of subject: The town of Wijk bij Duurstede is a historic Dutch riverside settlement in the province of Utrecht, known for its medieval castle ruins, picturesque harbor, and iconic windmill.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.