Schinnen (former municipality)
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Schinnen was a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg, located in the hilly South Limburg region of the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schinnen (former municipality) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6793646 — 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: Schinnen (former municipality) Context triple: [South Limburg, contains, Schinnen (former municipality)]
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A.
Saanen municipality
Saanen municipality is a Swiss alpine community in the canton of Bern, known for encompassing the famous resort town of Gstaad and its surrounding mountain landscapes.
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B.
Reigoldswil
Reigoldswil is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in northwestern Switzerland, known as a gateway to the Jura hills and local hiking areas.
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C.
Schwenningen
Schwenningen is a district of Villingen-Schwenningen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, known for its ice hockey tradition and as the home of the Schwenninger Wild Wings.
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D.
Niederbühl
Niederbühl is a district of the town of Rastatt in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
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E.
Allschwil
Allschwil is a suburban municipality near Basel in northwestern Switzerland, known for its residential character and role as a local economic center.
- 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: Schinnen (former municipality) Target entity description: Schinnen was a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg, located in the hilly South Limburg region of the Netherlands.
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A.
Saanen municipality
Saanen municipality is a Swiss alpine community in the canton of Bern, known for encompassing the famous resort town of Gstaad and its surrounding mountain landscapes.
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B.
Reigoldswil
Reigoldswil is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in northwestern Switzerland, known as a gateway to the Jura hills and local hiking areas.
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C.
Schwenningen
Schwenningen is a district of Villingen-Schwenningen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, known for its ice hockey tradition and as the home of the Schwenninger Wild Wings.
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D.
Niederbühl
Niederbühl is a district of the town of Rastatt in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
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E.
Allschwil
Allschwil is a suburban municipality near Basel in northwestern Switzerland, known for its residential character and role as a local economic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former municipality of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| areaCode | 046 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Beek (Limburg)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brunssum NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoensbroek (Heerlen) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuth NERFINISHED ⓘ Onderbanken NERFINISHED ⓘ Sittard-Geleen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Schinnen (village) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of Schinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Amstenrade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doenrade NERFINISHED ⓘ Oirsbeek NERFINISHED ⓘ Puth NERFINISHED ⓘ Schinnen (village) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweikhuizen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 2019-01-01 ⓘ |
| dissolvedToForm | Beekdaelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of Schinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipality (before dissolution) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
hilly landscape
ⓘ
rural municipality ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Limburgish ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Limburg (province) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South Limburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverBasin | Geul and Geleenbeek basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSovereignState | Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Nuth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Onderbanken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | nl ⓘ |
| officialName | Gemeente Schinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heuvelland (South Limburg hills)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parkstad Limburg (wider region) NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Limburg coal mining area (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodeRange | 6150–6153 ⓘ |
| railAccess | Sittard–Heerlen railway (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccess | A76 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schinnen (former municipality) Description of subject: Schinnen was a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg, located in the hilly South Limburg region of the Netherlands.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.