Megen, Haren en Macharen
E554057
Megen, Haren en Macharen was a former Dutch municipality in the province of North Brabant, comprising the villages of Megen, Haren, and Macharen before its incorporation into Oss.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Megen, Haren en Macharen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5893193 — 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: Megen, Haren en Macharen Context triple: [Oss, mergedWith, Megen, Haren en Macharen]
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A.
Groene Hart
Groene Hart is a largely rural, green area in the western Netherlands, situated between major cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, known for its open landscapes, peat meadows, and nature conservation.
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B.
Gilze en Rijen
Gilze en Rijen is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands known for its proximity to Breda and its military air base.
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C.
Machelen
Machelen is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, located just northeast of Brussels and known for its mix of residential areas and business zones near the capital.
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D.
Land van Heusden
Land van Heusden is a historic region in the northern part of the Dutch province of North Brabant, centered around the town of Heusden and known for its medieval fortifications and river landscapes.
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E.
La Hulpe
La Hulpe is a small, affluent municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its green surroundings and the Château de La Hulpe within the Solvay Regional Estate.
- 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: Megen, Haren en Macharen Target entity description: Megen, Haren en Macharen was a former Dutch municipality in the province of North Brabant, comprising the villages of Megen, Haren, and Macharen before its incorporation into Oss.
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A.
Groene Hart
Groene Hart is a largely rural, green area in the western Netherlands, situated between major cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, known for its open landscapes, peat meadows, and nature conservation.
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B.
Gilze en Rijen
Gilze en Rijen is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands known for its proximity to Breda and its military air base.
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C.
Machelen
Machelen is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, located just northeast of Brussels and known for its mix of residential areas and business zones near the capital.
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D.
Land van Heusden
Land van Heusden is a historic region in the northern part of the Dutch province of North Brabant, centered around the town of Heusden and known for its medieval fortifications and river landscapes.
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E.
La Hulpe
La Hulpe is a small, affluent municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its green surroundings and the Château de La Hulpe within the Solvay Regional Estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
municipality of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Megen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | river Meuse (Maas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Haren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macharen NERFINISHED ⓘ Megen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dissolvedToForm | part of the enlarged municipality of Oss ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal council (before dissolution) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Megen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Megen, Haren en Macharen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalTerritory | area around the villages of Megen, Haren and Macharen ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalSuccessor | Oss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | defunct municipality ⓘ |
| hasType | rural municipality ⓘ |
| hasVillage |
Haren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macharen NERFINISHED ⓘ Megen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Brabant
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southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | province of North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Oss ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the river Meuse (Maas) ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Oss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Land van Maas en Waal region (broadly) in the Netherlands
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administrative history of North Brabant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Megen, Haren en Macharen Description of subject: Megen, Haren en Macharen was a former Dutch municipality in the province of North Brabant, comprising the villages of Megen, Haren, and Macharen before its incorporation into Oss.
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