Oder–Spree Canal
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The Oder–Spree Canal is a major inland waterway in Germany that links the River Oder near the Polish border with the River Spree and the Berlin area, facilitating regional and international shipping.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oder–Spree Canal canonical | 2 |
| Oder-Spree Canal | 1 |
| Oder-Spree Canal (via Gosen Canal) | 1 |
| Spree–Dahme waterway network | 1 |
| Spree–Oder Canal | 1 |
| Szczecin–Berlin waterway connection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7214803 — 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: Oder–Spree Canal Context triple: [Port of Szczecin, waterwayConnection, Oder–Spree Canal]
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A.
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal is an artificial waterway in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an important shipping route linking the Havel River with other regional waterways.
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B.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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C.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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D.
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitz Canal is a waterway in the Berlin–Brandenburg region of Germany that links local lakes and canals as part of the area’s inland navigation network.
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E.
Müritz–Elde Waterway
The Müritz–Elde Waterway is a navigable canal and river route in northern Germany that links Lake Müritz with the Elbe River, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
- 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: Oder–Spree Canal Target entity description: The Oder–Spree Canal is a major inland waterway in Germany that links the River Oder near the Polish border with the River Spree and the Berlin area, facilitating regional and international shipping.
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A.
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal is an artificial waterway in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an important shipping route linking the Havel River with other regional waterways.
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B.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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C.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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D.
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitz Canal is a waterway in the Berlin–Brandenburg region of Germany that links local lakes and canals as part of the area’s inland navigation network.
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E.
Müritz–Elde Waterway
The Müritz–Elde Waterway is a navigable canal and river route in northern Germany that links Lake Müritz with the Elbe River, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| connectsBasin |
Oder basin
ⓘ
Spree basin ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Berlin
ⓘ
Oder region near Polish border ⓘ
linked to:
Oder River region
|
| connectsTo |
Berlin waterway network
ⓘ
Oder River ⓘ Spree River ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endPoint | near Wernsdorf on the Spree–Dahme waterway ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
multiple road bridges
ⓘ
railway bridges ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artificially cut channel sections
ⓘ
locks to overcome elevation differences ⓘ regulated water levels ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypass natural river sections for navigation ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Eisenhüttenstadt lock
ⓘ
linked to:
Eisenhüttenstadt
Fürstenwalde lock ⓘ
linked to:
Fürstenwalde
Kersdorf lock ⓘ Wernsdorf lock ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute |
waterway route between Berlin and Baltic Sea via Oder
ⓘ
waterway route between Berlin and Poland ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| length | approximately 82 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Brandenburg ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverSystem |
Oder river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Oder–Neisse river system
Spree river system ⓘ
linked to:
Spree river basin
|
| maintainedBy | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Oder River
ⓘ
Spree River ⓘ |
| navigationType |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| opened | 1891 ⓘ |
| partOf |
European inland waterway network
ⓘ
linked to:
European inland shipping network
|
| passesNear | Frankfurt (Oder) ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Eisenhüttenstadt
ⓘ
Fürstenwalde (Spree) ⓘ
linked to:
Fürstenwalde/Spree
|
| startPoint | near Eisenhüttenstadt on the Oder River ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ regional shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | Class IV European waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oder–Spree Canal Description of subject: The Oder–Spree Canal is a major inland waterway in Germany that links the River Oder near the Polish border with the River Spree and the Berlin area, facilitating regional and international shipping.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Oder–Spree Canal