Canal du Faux-Rempart
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Canal du Faux-Rempart is a historic waterway in Strasbourg, France, that encircles part of the city center and contributes to its distinctive urban and architectural landscape.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal du Faux-Rempart canonical | 1 |
| Canal du Faux-Rempart (French) | 1 |
| Faux-Rempart Canal (English) | 1 |
| Strasbourg canal network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9321171 — 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: Canal du Faux-Rempart Context triple: [Neustadt of Strasbourg, crossedBy, Canal du Faux-Rempart]
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A.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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B.
Canal du Centre
The Canal du Centre is a historic Belgian canal in the Hainaut province, renowned for its remarkable boat lifts and role in connecting industrial waterways.
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C.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
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D.
Canal de la Deûle
Canal de la Deûle is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network connecting the Deûle River to major industrial and urban centers such as Lille.
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E.
Canal de la Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
- 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: Canal du Faux-Rempart Target entity description: Canal du Faux-Rempart is a historic waterway in Strasbourg, France, that encircles part of the city center and contributes to its distinctive urban and architectural landscape.
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A.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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B.
Canal du Centre
The Canal du Centre is a historic Belgian canal in the Hainaut province, renowned for its remarkable boat lifts and role in connecting industrial waterways.
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C.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
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D.
Canal de la Deûle
Canal de la Deûle is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network connecting the Deûle River to major industrial and urban centers such as Lille.
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E.
Canal de la Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
architectural landscape of Strasbourg
ⓘ
urban landscape of Strasbourg ⓘ
linked to:
Strasbourg old town
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy | bridges in Strasbourg city centre ⓘ |
| encircles | part of Strasbourg city centre ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Strasbourg city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Strasbourg old town
|
| hasFunction | defensive moat in the past ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Canal du Faux-Rempart (French)
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Faux-Rempart
Faux-Rempart Canal (English) ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Faux-Rempart
|
| heritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Strasbourg’s historic waterways network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alsace
ⓘ
Bas-Rhin ⓘ Grand Est ⓘ Strasbourg ⓘ |
| near |
Grande Île of Strasbourg
ⓘ
linked to:
Grande Île de Strasbourg
Petite France district ⓘ
linked to:
Petite France
|
| partOf |
Ill River system
ⓘ
historic centre of Strasbourg ⓘ
linked to:
Strasbourg old town
|
| usedFor |
navigation in the past
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourist boat trips ⓘ |
| watercourseType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal du Faux-Rempart Description of subject: Canal du Faux-Rempart is a historic waterway in Strasbourg, France, that encircles part of the city center and contributes to its distinctive urban and architectural landscape.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canal du Faux-Rempart
linked to: Canal du Faux-Rempart
linked to: Canal du Faux-Rempart