Lauriergracht in Amsterdam
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Lauriergracht in Amsterdam is a real canal street in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, best known in literature as the address of the comically narrow-minded coffee broker Batavus Droogstoppel in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lauriergracht in Amsterdam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5893694 — 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: Lauriergracht in Amsterdam Context triple: [Batavus Droogstoppel, fictionalLocation, Lauriergracht in Amsterdam]
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A.
Bloemgracht
Bloemgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, known for its historic houses and charming, village-like atmosphere.
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B.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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C.
Singelgracht
Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
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D.
Oude Gracht
Oude Gracht is a historic canal running through the center of Utrecht, Netherlands, known for its unique wharf cellars, waterside terraces, and medieval charm.
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E.
Herengracht
Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.
- 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: Lauriergracht in Amsterdam Target entity description: Lauriergracht in Amsterdam is a real canal street in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, best known in literature as the address of the comically narrow-minded coffee broker Batavus Droogstoppel in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar."
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A.
Bloemgracht
Bloemgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, known for its historic houses and charming, village-like atmosphere.
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B.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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C.
Singelgracht
Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
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D.
Oude Gracht
Oude Gracht is a historic canal running through the center of Utrecht, Netherlands, known for its unique wharf cellars, waterside terraces, and medieval charm.
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E.
Herengracht
Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal in Amsterdam
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canal street ⓘ street in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Multatuli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Batavus Droogstoppel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasCity | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContinent | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryCapital | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistrict | Jordaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAddress | Lauriergracht 37 ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
residential street
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urban waterway ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Bay Laurel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWorkSetThere | "Max Havelaar, of De koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeArea | 1016 ⓘ |
| hasProvince | North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCharacter | historic canal belt street ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | freshwater canal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
address of fictional coffee broker Batavus Droogstoppel
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appearance in the novel "Max Havelaar" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Centrum district of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | "Max Havelaar" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grachtengordel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lauriergracht in Amsterdam Description of subject: Lauriergracht in Amsterdam is a real canal street in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, best known in literature as the address of the comically narrow-minded coffee broker Batavus Droogstoppel in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar."
Referenced by (1)
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