Weilburg ship tunnel
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The Weilburg ship tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel on the Lahn River in Germany, notable as one of the oldest and longest canal tunnels built for shipping in the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weilburg canal tunnel | 2 |
| Schiffstunnel Weilburg | 1 |
| Weilburg ship tunnel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5556577 — 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: Weilburg ship tunnel Context triple: [Weilburg, hasLandmark, Weilburg ship tunnel]
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A.
Preveza–Aktion underwater tunnel
The Preveza–Aktion underwater tunnel is a submerged road tunnel in western Greece that provides a direct vehicular link beneath the Ambracian Gulf between the town of Preveza and the Aktion area.
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B.
Elbe Tunnel (Hamburg)
The Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg is a major underwater road tunnel beneath the River Elbe that forms a key traffic artery connecting the northern and southern parts of the city.
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C.
Heinenoord Tunnel
The Heinenoord Tunnel is a major Dutch road tunnel beneath the Oude Maas river that connects the island of Hoeksche Waard with the mainland near Rotterdam.
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D.
Velsertunnel
The Velsertunnel is a major road and rail tunnel in the Netherlands that runs beneath the North Sea Canal near Velsen, providing a key connection between the regions north and south of the canal.
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E.
Westerscheldetunnel
The Westerscheldetunnel is a major road tunnel in the Netherlands that runs beneath the Western Scheldt estuary, providing a key fixed link between the northern and southern parts of Zeeland.
- 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: Weilburg ship tunnel Target entity description: The Weilburg ship tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel on the Lahn River in Germany, notable as one of the oldest and longest canal tunnels built for shipping in the country.
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A.
Preveza–Aktion underwater tunnel
The Preveza–Aktion underwater tunnel is a submerged road tunnel in western Greece that provides a direct vehicular link beneath the Ambracian Gulf between the town of Preveza and the Aktion area.
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B.
Elbe Tunnel (Hamburg)
The Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg is a major underwater road tunnel beneath the River Elbe that forms a key traffic artery connecting the northern and southern parts of the city.
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C.
Heinenoord Tunnel
The Heinenoord Tunnel is a major Dutch road tunnel beneath the Oude Maas river that connects the island of Hoeksche Waard with the mainland near Rotterdam.
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D.
Velsertunnel
The Velsertunnel is a major road and rail tunnel in the Netherlands that runs beneath the North Sea Canal near Velsen, providing a key connection between the regions north and south of the canal.
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E.
Westerscheldetunnel
The Westerscheldetunnel is a major road tunnel in the Netherlands that runs beneath the Western Scheldt estuary, providing a key fixed link between the northern and southern parts of Zeeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
navigation tunnel ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1847 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1844 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | early example of river-bend bypass by tunnel in inland navigation ⓘ |
| hasAccess | accessible for small boats and tourist traffic ⓘ |
| hasCrossSection | arched masonry profile ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | de ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Schiffstunnel Weilburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Weilburg ship tunnel
|
| hasMaterial |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFeature | part of a lock and canal bypass system ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Weilburg lock system ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
downstream portal on the Lahn
ⓘ
upstream portal on the Lahn ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | single-tube tunnel ⓘ |
| hasTourismFunction |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| height | 7.0 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lahn waterway system ⓘ |
| length |
195.0 m
ⓘ
approximately 195 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Weilburg ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Middle Lahn Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Hesse ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Weilburg Castle
ⓘ
Weilburg old town ⓘ
linked to:
Weilburg
|
| locatedOnRiver | Lahn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest early canal tunnels for shipping in Germany
ⓘ
being one of the oldest ship tunnels in Germany ⓘ |
| numberOfPortals | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1847 ⓘ |
| operator | waterways authorities of Hesse (historically Prussian authorities) ⓘ |
| purpose |
bypass a river bend at Weilburg
ⓘ
improve navigation on the Lahn ⓘ |
| status | in use for recreational navigation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
barge traffic
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inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterway | Lahn navigation ⓘ |
| width | 5.6 m ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weilburg ship tunnel Description of subject: The Weilburg ship tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel on the Lahn River in Germany, notable as one of the oldest and longest canal tunnels built for shipping in the country.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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