Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Offenburg is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, historically notable as a former Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9504763 — 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: Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Context triple: [Imperial City of Offenburg, presentLocation, Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany]
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Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Bietigheim-Bissingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg known for its strong industrial base and proximity to major automotive and engineering companies.
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Rastatt, Germany
Rastatt, Germany is a historic town in the state of Baden-Württemberg known for its Baroque palaces and role as a regional administrative and industrial center.
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Badenweiler, Germany
Badenweiler, Germany is a spa town in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, renowned for its thermal baths and historic resort atmosphere.
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D.
Göppingen, Germany
Göppingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg known as an industrial and technology hub, including being home to the remote-access software company TeamViewer.
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E.
Waiblingen, Germany
Waiblingen is a historic town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, located near Stuttgart and known for its well-preserved old town and role as an industrial and residential center.
- 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: Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Target entity description: Offenburg is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, historically notable as a former Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Bietigheim-Bissingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg known for its strong industrial base and proximity to major automotive and engineering companies.
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B.
Rastatt, Germany
Rastatt, Germany is a historic town in the state of Baden-Württemberg known for its Baroque palaces and role as a regional administrative and industrial center.
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C.
Badenweiler, Germany
Badenweiler, Germany is a spa town in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, renowned for its thermal baths and historic resort atmosphere.
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D.
Göppingen, Germany
Göppingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg known as an industrial and technology hub, including being home to the remote-access software company TeamViewer.
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E.
Waiblingen, Germany
Waiblingen is a historic town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, located near Stuttgart and known for its well-preserved old town and role as an industrial and residential center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 0781 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 48.473°N 7.944°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToFreiburgImBreisgau | about 66 km north ⓘ |
| distanceToKarlsruhe | about 70 km south ⓘ |
| distanceToStrasbourg | about 20 km east ⓘ |
| economySector |
food industry
ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ printing industry ⓘ |
| elevation | 163 metres ⓘ |
| firstMentioned | 1148 ⓘ |
| grantedTownRights | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Offenburg Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution | Theater Baden Alsace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Capuchin Monastery Offenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Offenburg Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Ursula Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCompany |
Burda Media (printing facilities)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huber Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiko Maschinenbau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museum im Ritterhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Hochschule Offenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRailwayJunctionOn | Rhine Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Ortenaukreis NERFINISHED ⓘ Regierungsbezirk Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Black Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kinzig River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.offenburg.de ⓘ |
| partOf | South Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 60,000 ⓘ |
| postalCode |
77652
ⓘ
77654 ⓘ 77656 ⓘ |
| timeZone |
CEST
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CET ⓘ |
| twinTown |
Alajuela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lons-le-Saunier NERFINISHED ⓘ Meaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Olsztyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Penzberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Pietra Ligure NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Maria da Feira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | OG ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Description of subject: Offenburg is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, historically notable as a former Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.
Referenced by (1)
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