Danube River at Ulm
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The Danube River at Ulm is the stretch of the Danube flowing through the German city of Ulm, known as an important Upper Danube location where the river begins its course as a major navigable waterway toward Eastern Europe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danube at Ulm | 2 |
| Danube River at Donaueschingen | 1 |
| Danube River at Ulm canonical | 1 |
| Danube river in Ulm | 1 |
| Danube riverfront of Ulm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8259551 — 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: Danube River at Ulm Context triple: [Danube River at Donauwörth, downstreamFrom, Danube River at Ulm]
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Danube River at Donauwörth
The Danube River at Donauwörth is a section of the major Central and Eastern European waterway where it flows through the Bavarian town of Donauwörth, serving as a key regional confluence and transport route.
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B.
Danube River at Ingolstadt
The Danube River at Ingolstadt is the stretch of the Danube flowing through the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, known for its role in regional transport, industry, and riverside recreation.
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C.
Elbe River link‑up
The Elbe River link-up was the historic World War II meeting of American and Soviet forces near the Elbe River in Germany in April 1945, symbolizing the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and Allied cooperation.
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D.
Isar River
The Isar River is a major river in Austria and Germany that flows through the Alps and the city of Munich before joining the Danube.
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E.
Alte Donau
Alte Donau is a former branch of the Danube River in Vienna that now serves as a popular recreational lake for swimming, boating, and waterside leisure.
- 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: Danube River at Ulm Target entity description: The Danube River at Ulm is the stretch of the Danube flowing through the German city of Ulm, known as an important Upper Danube location where the river begins its course as a major navigable waterway toward Eastern Europe.
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A.
Danube River at Donauwörth
The Danube River at Donauwörth is a section of the major Central and Eastern European waterway where it flows through the Bavarian town of Donauwörth, serving as a key regional confluence and transport route.
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B.
Danube River at Ingolstadt
The Danube River at Ingolstadt is the stretch of the Danube flowing through the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, known for its role in regional transport, industry, and riverside recreation.
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C.
Elbe River link‑up
The Elbe River link-up was the historic World War II meeting of American and Soviet forces near the Elbe River in Germany in April 1945, symbolizing the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and Allied cooperation.
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D.
Isar River
The Isar River is a major river in Austria and Germany that flows through the Alps and the city of Munich before joining the Danube.
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E.
Alte Donau
Alte Donau is a former branch of the Danube River in Vienna that now serves as a popular recreational lake for swimming, boating, and waterside leisure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river reach ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Friedrichsau park (Ulm)
ⓘ
Ulm old town ⓘ
linked to:
Old Town of Ulm
|
| connectsTo |
Danube River toward Black Sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube (lower reaches near Silistra)
Danube River toward Budapest ⓘ Danube River toward Vienna ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom |
Danube River at Donaueschingen
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube River at Ulm
|
| ecosystemType | temperate river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsAlongBorderOf |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Ulm ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Neu-Ulm
ⓘ
Ulm ⓘ |
| hasBankType |
engineered embankments in urban area
ⓘ
natural banks in some sections ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Herdbrücke (Ulm)
ⓘ
linked to:
Herdbrücke
Neue Donaubrücke (Ulm) ⓘ
linked to:
Ulm–Neu-Ulm Danube bridge line
|
| hasFloodRisk | yes ⓘ |
| hasPromenade | Donaubastion Ulm ⓘ |
| hasSourceUpstreamIn | Black Forest ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Ulm Minster ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
city identity of Ulm
ⓘ
regional transport ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | international waterway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Ulm ⓘ Upper Danube ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | German waterway authorities ⓘ |
| navigability | beginning of major navigable section toward Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Neu-Ulm ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danube River
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube
|
| region | Upper Swabia ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Danube basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube River basin
|
| supports | local fisheries ⓘ |
| tributaryInflow |
Blau River
ⓘ
Iller River ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Danube River at Regensburg ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland navigation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ river cruises ⓘ rowing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | federal waterway of Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danube River at Ulm Description of subject: The Danube River at Ulm is the stretch of the Danube flowing through the German city of Ulm, known as an important Upper Danube location where the river begins its course as a major navigable waterway toward Eastern Europe.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Danube River at Ulm
linked to: Danube River at Ulm
linked to: Danube River at Ulm
subject linked to:
Iller River
linked to: Danube River at Ulm
linked to: Danube River at Ulm