Weißenhorn
E771996
Weißenhorn is a historic small town in the Bavarian region of Swabia, Germany, known for its well-preserved old town and traditional architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weißenhorn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8962252 — 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: Weißenhorn Context triple: [Landkreis Neu-Ulm, hasMunicipality, Weißenhorn]
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A.
Schneeberg
Schneeberg is a prominent alpine mountain in eastern Austria, known as the easternmost two-thousander of the Alps and a popular destination for hiking and skiing.
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B.
Wiesensteig
Wiesensteig is a small historic town in the Swabian Alps region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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C.
Erzhausen
Erzhausen is a small municipality in the state of Hesse in central Germany, located near Darmstadt and part of the Rhine-Main metropolitan region.
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D.
Witzmannsberg
Witzmannsberg is a small rural municipality in the Bavarian region of Lower Bavaria, Germany, known for its scenic countryside and traditional village character.
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E.
Schrankogel
Schrankogel is one of the highest and most prominent mountains in the Stubai Alps of Tyrol, Austria, popular with experienced alpine climbers.
- 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: Weißenhorn Target entity description: Weißenhorn is a historic small town in the Bavarian region of Swabia, Germany, known for its well-preserved old town and traditional architecture.
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A.
Schneeberg
Schneeberg is a prominent alpine mountain in eastern Austria, known as the easternmost two-thousander of the Alps and a popular destination for hiking and skiing.
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B.
Wiesensteig
Wiesensteig is a small historic town in the Swabian Alps region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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C.
Erzhausen
Erzhausen is a small municipality in the state of Hesse in central Germany, located near Darmstadt and part of the Rhine-Main metropolitan region.
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D.
Witzmannsberg
Witzmannsberg is a small rural municipality in the Bavarian region of Lower Bavaria, Germany, known for its scenic countryside and traditional village character.
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E.
Schrankogel
Schrankogel is one of the highest and most prominent mountains in the Stubai Alps of Tyrol, Austria, popular with experienced alpine climbers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 07309 ⓘ |
| climate | temperate climate ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | coat of arms of Weißenhorn ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 500 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Stadtrat Weißenhorn ⓘ |
| hasCityRightsSince | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
local crafts
ⓘ
service sector ⓘ small and medium-sized enterprises ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
half-timbered houses
ⓘ
historic market square ⓘ historic town gates ⓘ late Gothic parish church ⓘ partly preserved town wall ⓘ |
| hasMayor | municipal mayor of Weißenhorn ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | Stadt ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | official website of Weißenhorn municipality ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
proximity to Autobahn A7
ⓘ
railway connection to Ulm ⓘ regional bus services ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
medieval townscape
ⓘ
traditional architecture ⓘ well-preserved historic old town ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| localDialect |
Swabian German
ⓘ
linked to:
Swabian
|
| locatedIn | Bavaria ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Swabia
ⓘ
linked to:
Swabia (Bavaria)
|
| locatedInDistrict | Neu-Ulm district ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion |
Swabia
ⓘ
linked to:
Swabia (Bavaria)
|
| locatedInRegion |
Bavarian Swabia
ⓘ
linked to:
Swabia (Bavaria)
|
| locatedNear |
Iller river
ⓘ
linked to:
Iller River
Ulm ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Weißenhornach river ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
Free State of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to:
Bavaria
|
| population | about 13,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 89264 ⓘ |
| regionallySignificantFor | cultural heritage of Bavarian Swabia ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistance | about 130 km west of Munich ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
city walls and gates
ⓘ
historic town center ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | NU ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weißenhorn Description of subject: Weißenhorn is a historic small town in the Bavarian region of Swabia, Germany, known for its well-preserved old town and traditional architecture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.