Canton of Glarus
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The Canton of Glarus is a mountainous canton in east-central Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, textile and hydroelectric industries, and uniquely democratic Landsgemeinde (open-air assembly) tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canton of Glarus canonical | 9 |
| canton of Glarus | 3 |
| Kanton Glarus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4853822 — 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: Canton of Glarus Context triple: [Canton of St. Gallen, borders, Canton of Glarus]
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Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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canton of Graubünden
The canton of Graubünden is a large, mountainous region in eastern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, ski resorts, and multilingual culture (German, Romansh, and Italian).
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canton of Uri
The canton of Uri is a mountainous Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known as one of the founding members of the Swiss Confederation and for encompassing key sections of the Alps and the Gotthard Pass.
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D.
Canton of Bernese Oberland
The Canton of Bernese Oberland is a mountainous region in central Switzerland famed for its Alpine landscapes, lakes, and major tourist destinations such as Interlaken and the Jungfrau area.
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Canton of Lucerne
The Canton of Lucerne is a central Swiss canton known for its historic city of Lucerne, picturesque lakes and mountains, and role as a cultural and economic hub in the region.
- 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: Canton of Glarus Target entity description: The Canton of Glarus is a mountainous canton in east-central Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, textile and hydroelectric industries, and uniquely democratic Landsgemeinde (open-air assembly) tradition.
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Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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canton of Graubünden
The canton of Graubünden is a large, mountainous region in eastern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, ski resorts, and multilingual culture (German, Romansh, and Italian).
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C.
canton of Uri
The canton of Uri is a mountainous Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known as one of the founding members of the Swiss Confederation and for encompassing key sections of the Alps and the Gotthard Pass.
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Canton of Bernese Oberland
The Canton of Bernese Oberland is a mountainous region in central Switzerland famed for its Alpine landscapes, lakes, and major tourist destinations such as Interlaken and the Jungfrau area.
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Canton of Lucerne
The Canton of Lucerne is a central Swiss canton known for its historic city of Lucerne, picturesque lakes and mountains, and role as a cultural and economic hub in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canton of Switzerland ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Canton of Graubünden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Schwyz NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Glarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| economicSector |
hydropower
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Saint Fridolin with staff and book ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | direct democracy ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Landsgemeinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Klöntalersee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Obersee (Glarus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody | Landsgemeinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Glarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glarus Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ Glarus Süd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailConnection | Ziegelbrücke–Linthal railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Linth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Linth valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Tödi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Glarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2Code | CH-GL ⓘ |
| joinedSwissConfederation | 1352 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Alpine landscapes
ⓘ
Landsgemeinde open-air assembly ⓘ hydroelectric power production ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| largestCity | Glarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainous | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Glarus ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Swiss German dialects ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformedMunicipalStructure | 2011 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| usesVotingMethod | open-air show of hands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canton of Glarus Description of subject: The Canton of Glarus is a mountainous canton in east-central Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, textile and hydroelectric industries, and uniquely democratic Landsgemeinde (open-air assembly) tradition.
Referenced by (13)
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this entity surface form:
canton of Glarus
this entity surface form:
canton of Glarus
this entity surface form:
canton of Glarus