Wappen Berlins
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Wappen Berlins is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater coat of arms of Berlin | 1 |
| Wappen Berlins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7813260 — 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: Wappen Berlins Context triple: [Coat of arms of Berlin, hasNameInLanguage, Wappen Berlins]
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A.
Denkmalliste Berlin
Denkmalliste Berlin is the official register of protected monuments and historic sites in Berlin, documenting buildings, cemeteries, and other culturally significant landmarks under heritage conservation.
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B.
Berlinchen
Berlinchen is a small town in what is now Poland (formerly part of Germany) known historically as the birthplace of world chess champion Emanuel Lasker.
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C.
Berliner
Berliner is a German-origin surname most notably associated with Emile Berliner, the inventor of the gramophone and a pioneer in sound recording technology.
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D.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
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E.
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a historic district in western Berlin, Germany, known for its baroque Charlottenburg Palace and role as a former independent city before incorporation into Berlin.
- 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: Wappen Berlins Target entity description: Wappen Berlins is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown.
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A.
Denkmalliste Berlin
Denkmalliste Berlin is the official register of protected monuments and historic sites in Berlin, documenting buildings, cemeteries, and other culturally significant landmarks under heritage conservation.
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B.
Berlinchen
Berlinchen is a small town in what is now Poland (formerly part of Germany) known historically as the birthplace of world chess champion Emanuel Lasker.
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C.
Berliner
Berliner is a German-origin surname most notably associated with Emile Berliner, the inventor of the gramophone and a pioneer in sound recording technology.
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D.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
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E.
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a historic district in western Berlin, Germany, known for its baroque Charlottenburg Palace and role as a former independent city before incorporation into Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coat of arms ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Berlin ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Berlin Bear ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms of cities in Germany
ⓘ
Symbols of Berlin ⓘ |
| charge | bear rampant ⓘ |
| chargeColor | sable ⓘ |
| color |
black bear
ⓘ
white shield ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| depicts | bear ⓘ |
| fieldColor | argent ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
open mural crown with battlements
ⓘ
red claws of bear ⓘ red tongue of bear ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicStyle | German heraldry ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | official state symbol of Berlin ⓘ |
| hasMotto | none ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mural crown
ⓘ
shield ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century form codified ⓘ |
| isCapitalSymbolOf | Berlin ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
flag of Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Berlin
logo of the State of Berlin ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| officialLanguageName | Wappen Berlins ⓘ |
| positionOnShield | bear rampant ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier historical coats of arms of Berlin ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Berlin state law
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin Public Administration laws
|
| symbolizes |
Berlin
ⓘ
independence ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| usedAs |
city coat of arms of Berlin
ⓘ
greater coat of arms of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Berlin
state coat of arms of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Berlin
|
| usedBy |
Senate of Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin Senate
State of Berlin ⓘ official institutions of Berlin ⓘ |
| usedOn |
official documents of Berlin
ⓘ
public buildings in Berlin ⓘ seals of Berlin authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wappen Berlins Description of subject: Wappen Berlins is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wappen Berlins