Riffelriss
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Riffelriss is a high-altitude railway station in the Bavarian Alps that serves as a stop on the route to Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riffelriss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8882749 — 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: Riffelriss Context triple: [Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, hasStation, Riffelriss]
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A.
Hilterfingen
Hilterfingen is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Bern, known for its scenic location on the shores of Lake Thun and views of the surrounding Alps.
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B.
Ouvrage Hackenberg
Ouvrage Hackenberg is one of the largest and most significant Maginot Line fortifications in northeastern France, now preserved as a military museum and historical site.
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C.
Hausmannsturm
Hausmannsturm is a historic tower in Dresden that serves as a prominent landmark and viewing point associated with the city’s royal residence complex.
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D.
Rüstkammer
Rüstkammer is a renowned historical armory and museum collection in Dresden, Germany, showcasing weapons, armor, and courtly artifacts from the Saxon rulers.
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E.
The Walloon Arrow
The Walloon Arrow is a prestigious one-day professional cycling race in Belgium, renowned for its steep uphill finish on the Mur de Huy and its central place in the Ardennes classics.
- 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: Riffelriss Target entity description: Riffelriss is a high-altitude railway station in the Bavarian Alps that serves as a stop on the route to Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
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A.
Hilterfingen
Hilterfingen is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Bern, known for its scenic location on the shores of Lake Thun and views of the surrounding Alps.
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B.
Ouvrage Hackenberg
Ouvrage Hackenberg is one of the largest and most significant Maginot Line fortifications in northeastern France, now preserved as a military museum and historical site.
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C.
Hausmannsturm
Hausmannsturm is a historic tower in Dresden that serves as a prominent landmark and viewing point associated with the city’s royal residence complex.
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D.
Rüstkammer
Rüstkammer is a renowned historical armory and museum collection in Dresden, Germany, showcasing weapons, armor, and courtly artifacts from the Saxon rulers.
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E.
The Walloon Arrow
The Walloon Arrow is a prestigious one-day professional cycling race in Belgium, renowned for its steep uphill finish on the Mur de Huy and its central place in the Ardennes classics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| access | only by train ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 1640 metres ⓘ |
| hasShelter | small passenger shelter ⓘ |
| hasStructure | simple side platform ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | on-train ticket sales ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Eibsee
ⓘ
Zugspitze ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Bavarian Alps ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Garmisch-Partenkirchen district ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Grainau ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern slope of Zugspitze massif ⓘ |
| locatedOnRouteTo | Zugspitze ⓘ |
| near |
Eibsee station
ⓘ
Zugspitzplatt station ⓘ
linked to:
Zugspitze summit station
|
| openingYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| operator |
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG
ⓘ
linked to:
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn
|
| owner |
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG
ⓘ
linked to:
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn
|
| platforms | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | intermediate stop on Zugspitze route ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Bavarian Zugspitze Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn
|
| railwayType | rack railway ⓘ |
| region | Alps ⓘ |
| servedBy | cogwheel trains ⓘ |
| servedByRailway | Bayerische Zugspitzbahn ⓘ |
| serves | tourists traveling to Zugspitze ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking access
ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Riffelriss Description of subject: Riffelriss is a high-altitude railway station in the Bavarian Alps that serves as a stop on the route to Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.