Almeida
E789636
Almeida is a historic fortified town and municipality in northeastern Portugal, renowned for its star-shaped defensive walls and well-preserved military architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Almeida canonical | 13 |
| Almeida (town) | 1 |
| Almeida Póvoas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9299639 — 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: Almeida Context triple: [Guarda District, containsMunicipality, Almeida]
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A.
Almeida
Almeida is a municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, known for its rural Andean setting and traditional agricultural economy.
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B.
Osorio
Osorio is a Spanish-language surname borne by various notable individuals across sports, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Amarante
Amarante is a Portuguese surname most notably associated with Brazilian musician and songwriter Rodrigo Amarante.
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D.
Amarante
Amarante is a Portuguese wine subregion within Vinho Verde, known for producing fresh, often slightly sparkling white wines as well as some reds and rosés.
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E.
Varela
Varela is a Spanish surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the military, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
- 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: Almeida Target entity description: Almeida is a historic fortified town and municipality in northeastern Portugal, renowned for its star-shaped defensive walls and well-preserved military architecture.
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A.
Almeida
Almeida is a municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, known for its rural Andean setting and traditional agricultural economy.
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B.
Osorio
Osorio is a Spanish-language surname borne by various notable individuals across sports, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Amarante
Amarante is a Portuguese surname most notably associated with Brazilian musician and songwriter Rodrigo Amarante.
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D.
Amarante
Amarante is a Portuguese wine subregion within Vinho Verde, known for producing fresh, often slightly sparkling white wines as well as some reds and rosés.
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E.
Varela
Varela is a Spanish surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the military, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified town
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| area | approximately 517 km² ⓘ |
| borderWith | Spain ⓘ |
| builtAs | frontier fortress ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| diallingCode | +351 ⓘ |
| districtCapital | Guarda ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 760 metres ⓘ |
| fortressShape | 12-pointed star ⓘ |
| governedBy | Municipal Chamber of Almeida ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastion fortifications
ⓘ
star-shaped defensive walls ⓘ well-preserved military architecture ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Almeida Fortress
ⓘ
Casamatas (underground casemates) ⓘ Military Museum of Almeida ⓘ Portas de Santo António ⓘ Portas de São Francisco ⓘ |
| hasParishes |
Almeida (São Pedro de Rio Seco, etc.)
ⓘ
linked to:
municipality of Almeida
|
| hasPopulation |
approximately 1200 (town)
ⓘ
approximately 7000 (municipality) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bastions
ⓘ
covered way ⓘ glacis ⓘ moat ⓘ ravelins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Peninsular War fortification
ⓘ
Siege of Almeida (1810) ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Almeida (1810–1811)
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| historicalPeriod | early modern military architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic fortress
ⓘ
star fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beira Interior Norte
ⓘ
linked to:
Beira Interior
Centro Region ⓘ Guarda District ⓘ northeastern Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Spanish border ⓘ |
| locatedOn | plateau ⓘ |
| municipalSeat |
Almeida (town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Almeida
|
| partOf | Beira Alta ⓘ |
| postalCode | 6350 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | defence of Portuguese border with Castile/Spain ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | civil parish ⓘ |
| timeZone | WET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | WEST ⓘ |
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: Almeida Description of subject: Almeida is a historic fortified town and municipality in northeastern Portugal, renowned for its star-shaped defensive walls and well-preserved military architecture.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Almeida
linked to: Almeida