Neuf-Brisach
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Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town in northeastern France, renowned for its well-preserved star-shaped ramparts designed by the military engineer Vauban.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neuf-Brisach canonical | 6 |
| Neuf-Brisach fortified town | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7036087 — 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: Neuf-Brisach Context triple: [River Ill, flowsThrough, Neuf-Brisach]
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A.
Citadel of Bitche
The Citadel of Bitche is a massive 17th-century fortress in northeastern France, renowned for its strategic military role and well-preserved fortifications.
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B.
Citadel of Besançon
The Citadel of Besançon is a massive 17th-century hilltop fortress in eastern France, renowned as one of military engineer Vauban’s masterpieces and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz is a historic lakeside castle in the Swiss town of La Tour-de-Peilz, known today for housing the Swiss Museum of Games on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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D.
Breisach am Rhein
Breisach am Rhein is a historic German town on the Rhine River near the French border, known for its hilltop cathedral and strategic location between the Black Forest and Alsace.
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E.
Belfort citadel complex
The Belfort citadel complex is a historic fortified stronghold in Belfort, France, renowned for its strategic defenses and monumental architecture overlooking the city.
- 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: Neuf-Brisach Target entity description: Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town in northeastern France, renowned for its well-preserved star-shaped ramparts designed by the military engineer Vauban.
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A.
Citadel of Bitche
The Citadel of Bitche is a massive 17th-century fortress in northeastern France, renowned for its strategic military role and well-preserved fortifications.
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B.
Citadel of Besançon
The Citadel of Besançon is a massive 17th-century hilltop fortress in eastern France, renowned as one of military engineer Vauban’s masterpieces and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz is a historic lakeside castle in the Swiss town of La Tour-de-Peilz, known today for housing the Swiss Museum of Games on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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D.
Breisach am Rhein
Breisach am Rhein is a historic German town on the Rhine River near the French border, known for its hilltop cathedral and strategic location between the Black Forest and Alsace.
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E.
Belfort citadel complex
The Belfort citadel complex is a historic fortified stronghold in Belfort, France, renowned for its strategic defenses and monumental architecture overlooking the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
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fortified town ⓘ planned city ⓘ |
| builtToReplace | old fortress of Breisach lost to the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | early 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1698 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Vauban fortifications
NERFINISHED
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military architecture museum ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastioned fortifications
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central parade ground ⓘ central square ⓘ glacis ⓘ grid street plan ⓘ moats ⓘ ravelins ⓘ star-shaped ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFortificationType | star fort ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMayor | (varies by term; mayor of Neuf-Brisach) ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | New Breisach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 2000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 68600 ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm |
octagonal layout
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orthogonal street grid ⓘ |
| inception | 1698 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alsace
ⓘ
Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Ensisheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Est ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
Haut-Rhin department NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Rhine plain NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Breisach am Rhein
NERFINISHED
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German border ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the Rhine ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Breisach am Rhein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Fortifications of Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1283 ⓘ |
| usedFor | border defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neuf-Brisach Description of subject: Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town in northeastern France, renowned for its well-preserved star-shaped ramparts designed by the military engineer Vauban.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neuf-Brisach fortified town