Elbe-Lübeck Canal
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The Elbe-Lübeck Canal is an artificial waterway in northern Germany that links the Elbe River with the city of Lübeck and the Baltic Sea, serving as an important inland shipping route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elbe-Lübeck Canal canonical | 1 |
| Elbe–Lübeck Canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7239034 — 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: Elbe-Lübeck Canal Context triple: [Lauenburg, hasTransportConnection, Elbe-Lübeck Canal]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Oder–Spree Canal
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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D.
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
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E.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
- 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: Elbe-Lübeck Canal Target entity description: The Elbe-Lübeck Canal is an artificial waterway in northern Germany that links the Elbe River with the city of Lübeck and the Baltic Sea, serving as an important inland shipping route.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Oder–Spree Canal
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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D.
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
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E.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
canal ⓘ |
| connectsBasin |
Baltic Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elbe River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elbe River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1895 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | course of the medieval Stecknitz Canal ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Mölln bridge crossings ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Behlendorf Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donnerstorf Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Klempau Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Krummesse Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Lübeck Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Witzeeze Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 61 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
|
| locatedNear |
Mölln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ratzeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Lauenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDraught | about 2.5 m ⓘ |
| maximumVesselBeam | about 9.5 m ⓘ |
| maximumVesselLength | about 80 m ⓘ |
| navigationType |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 7 ⓘ |
| opened | 1900 ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lauenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Mölln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Elbe River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lauenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Stecknitz Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Lauenburg an der Elbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminus |
Elbe River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Trave River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | inland waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elbe-Lübeck Canal Description of subject: The Elbe-Lübeck Canal is an artificial waterway in northern Germany that links the Elbe River with the city of Lübeck and the Baltic Sea, serving as an important inland shipping route.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elbe–Lübeck Canal