Fuggerei
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Fuggerei is a historic social housing complex in Augsburg, Germany, founded in the early 16th century by the Fugger family and often considered the world’s oldest existing social housing settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fuggerei canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5757555 — 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: Fuggerei Context triple: [Augsburg, hasLandmark, Fuggerei]
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A.
Fugar
Fugar is a prominent town in Nigeria known as one of the key urban centers in Edo State.
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B.
Bad Harzburg
Bad Harzburg is a German spa and resort town on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains, known for its thermal baths, hiking trails, and historic castle ruins.
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C.
Foe
Foe is a psychological science fiction novel by Iain Reid that explores themes of identity, isolation, and reality within a tense, intimate marriage.
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D.
Foe
Foe is a novel by J. M. Coetzee that reimagines the Robinson Crusoe story to explore themes of authorship, storytelling, and the silencing of marginalized voices.
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E.
Makhfi
Makhfi was the pen name of Mughal princess Zeb-un-Nissa, known for her Persian poetry and literary patronage in 17th-century India.
- 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: Fuggerei Target entity description: Fuggerei is a historic social housing complex in Augsburg, Germany, founded in the early 16th century by the Fugger family and often considered the world’s oldest existing social housing settlement.
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A.
Fugar
Fugar is a prominent town in Nigeria known as one of the key urban centers in Edo State.
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B.
Bad Harzburg
Bad Harzburg is a German spa and resort town on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains, known for its thermal baths, hiking trails, and historic castle ruins.
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C.
Foe
Foe is a psychological science fiction novel by Iain Reid that explores themes of identity, isolation, and reality within a tense, intimate marriage.
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D.
Foe
Foe is a novel by J. M. Coetzee that reimagines the Robinson Crusoe story to explore themes of authorship, storytelling, and the silencing of marginalized voices.
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E.
Makhfi
Makhfi was the pen name of Mughal princess Zeb-un-Nissa, known for her Persian poetry and literary patronage in 17th-century India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
social housing complex ⓘ |
| annualRent | one Rhenish guilder (historical) ⓘ |
| annualRentModernEquivalent | 0.88 euro ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1516 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
Augsburg residency
ⓘ
Catholic faith ⓘ good reputation ⓘ low income ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Fugger family
ⓘ
Jakob Fugger ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Fugger family endowment
ⓘ
linked to:
Fugger family
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Renaissance
ⓘ
traditional Bavarian ⓘ |
| hasChapel | yes ⓘ |
| hasChurch | St. Markus Church ⓘ |
| hasCurfew | yes ⓘ |
| hasGate | main entrance gate ⓘ |
| hasGateClosingTime | 22:00 ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Fuggerei Museum
ⓘ
World War II bunker museum ⓘ
linked to:
World War II museum
|
| hasNotableResident |
Franz Mozart
ⓘ
ancestors of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfApartments | 140 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfResidentialBuildings | 67 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.fuggerei.de ⓘ |
| hasPostalAddress | Jakoberstraße area, Augsburg ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | walled housing estate with narrow streets and alleys ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacilities |
guided tours
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| hasWall | enclosing wall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
protected historic monument
ⓘ
world’s oldest existing social housing settlement ⓘ |
| inception | 1521 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Augsburg
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ Swabia ⓘ
linked to:
Swabia (Bavaria)
|
| maintainedBy | Fuggersche Stiftungs-Administration ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fugger family
ⓘ
Jakob Fugger "the Rich" ⓘ
linked to:
Jakob Fugger
|
| originalIntendedResidents | impoverished Catholic citizens of Augsburg ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | World War II bombing ⓘ |
| touristStatus | major attraction in Augsburg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fuggerei Description of subject: Fuggerei is a historic social housing complex in Augsburg, Germany, founded in the early 16th century by the Fugger family and often considered the world’s oldest existing social housing settlement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.