Breg

E69261

river

Breg is a river in Germany’s Black Forest region that forms one of the main headwaters of the Danube.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Breg canonical	11

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543574 — 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: Breg
Context triple: [Danube, sourceConfluence, Breg]

A. Bougros
Bougros is one of the prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy, France, known for producing high-quality Chardonnay wines.
B. Houffalize
Houffalize is a small town in the Belgian Ardennes known for its World War II history, outdoor tourism, and scenic natural surroundings.
C. Brega
Brega is a strategic coastal town in northeastern Libya known for its major oil facilities and its role as a key battleground during the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
D. Agria
Agria is a coastal town in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, near the city of Volos.
E. Ngäbere
Ngäbere is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken primarily by the Ngäbe people in Panama and parts of Costa Rica.
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: Breg
Target entity description: Breg is a river in Germany’s Black Forest region that forms one of the main headwaters of the Danube.

A. Bougros
Bougros is one of the prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy, France, known for producing high-quality Chardonnay wines.
B. Houffalize
Houffalize is a small town in the Belgian Ardennes known for its World War II history, outdoor tourism, and scenic natural surroundings.
C. Brega
Brega is a strategic coastal town in northeastern Libya known for its major oil facilities and its role as a key battleground during the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
D. Agria
Agria is a coastal town in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, near the city of Volos.
E. Ngäbere
Ngäbere is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken primarily by the Ngäbe people in Panama and parts of Costa Rica.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
basinCountry	Germany ⓘ
confluenceForms	Danube ⓘ
confluenceWith	Brigach ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
drainageBasin	Black Sea ⓘ surface form: Black Sea basin
flowsThrough	Bräunlingen ⓘ Donaueschingen ⓘ Furtwangen ⓘ Vöhrenbach ⓘ
formsHeadwaterOf	Danube ⓘ
hasHeadwaterRole	main source river of the Danube ⓘ
hasTributary	Günterstalbach ⓘ Linach ⓘ Rohrbach ⓘ
isTributaryOf	Brigach ⓘ
length	about 46 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Baden-Württemberg ⓘ Black Forest ⓘ
mouthElevation	about 660 m ⓘ
mouthLocation	Donaueschingen ⓘ
partOf	Upper Danube catchment ⓘ
region	southwestern Germany ⓘ surface form: Southwestern Germany
riverSystem	Danube region ⓘ surface form: Danube basin
sourceElevation	about 1078 m ⓘ
sourceLocation	near Furtwangen ⓘ
sourceNear	St. Martin Chapel near Furtwangen ⓘ
sourceRegion	Black Forest ⓘ surface form: Central Black Forest
watercourseType	perennial river ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danube → sourceConfluence → Breg ⓘ

Black Forest → hasRiverSource → Breg ⓘ

Brigach → formsHeadwatersWith → Breg ⓘ

Brigach → confluenceWith → Breg ⓘ

Furtwangen → hasRiver → Breg ⓘ

Linach → tributaryOf → Breg ⓘ

Linach → mouthLocation → Breg ⓘ

Günterstalbach → mouthOf → Breg ⓘ

Günterstalbach → tributaryOf → Breg ⓘ

Rohrbach → tributaryOf → Breg ⓘ

subject surface form: Rohrbach (Breg tributary)

Rohrbach → mouthRiver → Breg ⓘ