Kalkriese
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Kalkriese is a significant archaeological site in northwestern Germany, widely regarded as the likely location of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest where Roman legions suffered a major defeat in 9 AD.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalkriese canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9486987 — 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: Kalkriese Context triple: [lorica segmentata, archaeologicalSites, Kalkriese]
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A.
Rhauderfehn
Rhauderfehn is a municipality in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, known for its origins as a peat colony and its characteristic canal landscape.
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B.
Bockum
Bockum is a residential district of the German city of Krefeld, known for its green spaces and affluent neighborhoods.
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C.
Kleeberg
Kleeberg is a Polish surname most notably associated with General Franciszek Kleeberg, a commander in the early stages of World War II.
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D.
Rheinhausen
Rheinhausen is a district of the German city of Duisburg, located on the western bank of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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E.
Kappelrodeck
Kappelrodeck is a municipality in southwestern Germany known for its wine-growing tradition and scenic location at the edge of the Black Forest.
- 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: Kalkriese Target entity description: Kalkriese is a significant archaeological site in northwestern Germany, widely regarded as the likely location of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest where Roman legions suffered a major defeat in 9 AD.
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A.
Rhauderfehn
Rhauderfehn is a municipality in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, known for its origins as a peat colony and its characteristic canal landscape.
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B.
Bockum
Bockum is a residential district of the German city of Krefeld, known for its green spaces and affluent neighborhoods.
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C.
Kleeberg
Kleeberg is a Polish surname most notably associated with General Franciszek Kleeberg, a commander in the early stages of World War II.
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D.
Rheinhausen
Rheinhausen is a district of the German city of Duisburg, located on the western bank of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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E.
Kappelrodeck
Kappelrodeck is a municipality in southwestern Germany known for its wine-growing tradition and scenic location at the edge of the Black Forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
Germanic tribes ⓘ
linked to:
Germanic peoples
|
| associatedWithDate | 9 AD ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Arminius
ⓘ
Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsBy |
Tony Clunn
ⓘ
archaeologists of the Museum and Park Kalkriese ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
Augustan coins
ⓘ
Roman armor fragments ⓘ Roman coins ⓘ Roman horse gear ⓘ Roman military equipment ⓘ Roman sling bullets ⓘ Roman weapon fragments ⓘ animal bones ⓘ coin of Varus type ⓘ defensive ditches ⓘ earthen rampart ⓘ human remains ⓘ mass deposition of military objects ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
former boggy plain
ⓘ
narrow pass between hill and bog ⓘ sandy ridge ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | ambush site of Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museum und Park Kalkriese ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Museum und Park Kalkriese ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
ⓘ
Roman military archaeology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Osnabrück district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bramsche
ⓘ
Osnabrück ⓘ |
| partOf | Wiehen Hills ⓘ |
| periodRepresented |
Augustan period
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustan age
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Roman military logistics
ⓘ
Roman-Germanic conflict ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Germanic wars
battlefield archaeology ⓘ |
| significance | probable site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| timeOfArchaeologicalExcavationStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
ⓘ
historical education ⓘ public exhibitions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalkriese Description of subject: Kalkriese is a significant archaeological site in northwestern Germany, widely regarded as the likely location of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest where Roman legions suffered a major defeat in 9 AD.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.