Portbou cemetery
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Portbou cemetery is a hillside burial ground in the Catalan coastal town of Portbou, known especially as the resting place of German philosopher Walter Benjamin and for its dramatic views over the Mediterranean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portbou cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7389821 — 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: Portbou cemetery Context triple: [Portbou, hasCemetery, Portbou cemetery]
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A.
Montjuïc Cemetery
Montjuïc Cemetery is a large hillside necropolis in Barcelona, Spain, known for its elaborate funerary art and as the resting place of many notable Catalan and Spanish figures.
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B.
Cimetière des Errancis
Cimetière des Errancis was a former Parisian burial ground, most noted as one of the cemeteries where many victims of the French Revolution’s guillotine were interred.
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C.
Montauban cemetery
Montauban cemetery is a burial ground in Montauban, France, known as the final resting place of former Spanish president Manuel Azaña and other exiled Spaniards.
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D.
Picpus Cemetery
Picpus Cemetery is a private burial ground in Paris, France, best known as the resting place of victims of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror and several notable historical figures.
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E.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery is a hillside communal cemetery in the French Riviera village of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, best known as the final resting place of architect Le Corbusier.
- 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: Portbou cemetery Target entity description: Portbou cemetery is a hillside burial ground in the Catalan coastal town of Portbou, known especially as the resting place of German philosopher Walter Benjamin and for its dramatic views over the Mediterranean Sea.
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A.
Montjuïc Cemetery
Montjuïc Cemetery is a large hillside necropolis in Barcelona, Spain, known for its elaborate funerary art and as the resting place of many notable Catalan and Spanish figures.
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B.
Cimetière des Errancis
Cimetière des Errancis was a former Parisian burial ground, most noted as one of the cemeteries where many victims of the French Revolution’s guillotine were interred.
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C.
Montauban cemetery
Montauban cemetery is a burial ground in Montauban, France, known as the final resting place of former Spanish president Manuel Azaña and other exiled Spaniards.
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D.
Picpus Cemetery
Picpus Cemetery is a private burial ground in Paris, France, best known as the resting place of victims of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror and several notable historical figures.
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E.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery is a hillside communal cemetery in the French Riviera village of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, best known as the final resting place of architect Le Corbusier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cemetery ⓘ |
| administeredBy | municipality of Portbou ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
footpaths
ⓘ
road access from Portbou town ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | simple Mediterranean cemetery style ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | memory of European exile and refugees ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
niches for burials
ⓘ
sea-facing graves ⓘ stone walls ⓘ terraced graves ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf | Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Portbou coastal landscape ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMemorial | Passages memorial to Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasTerrainFeature | hillside ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
memorial tourism ⓘ |
| hasView | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | site associated with Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alt Empordà
ⓘ
linked to:
Empordà
Catalonia ⓘ Portbou ⓘ Province of Girona ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
French–Spanish border
ⓘ
Portbou railway station ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| notableBurial | Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Portbou harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
Portbou
Portbou town ⓘ
linked to:
Portbou
|
| region | Costa Brava ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
ⓘ
cremation burials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portbou cemetery Description of subject: Portbou cemetery is a hillside burial ground in the Catalan coastal town of Portbou, known especially as the resting place of German philosopher Walter Benjamin and for its dramatic views over the Mediterranean Sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.