Canal des Houillères de la Sarre
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The Canal des Houillères de la Sarre is a French navigable waterway built primarily to transport coal, linking the Saar region to the broader canal network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal des Houillères de la Sarre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9813676 — 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 des Houillères de la Sarre Context triple: [Saar River, hasCanalConnection, Canal des Houillères de la Sarre]
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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.
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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C.
Canal du Faux-Rempart
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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D.
Canal du Nivernais
The Canal du Nivernais is a historic French inland waterway in Burgundy and Nièvre, renowned for its picturesque locks, aqueducts, and popularity with leisure boating and cycling tourism.
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E.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
- 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 des Houillères de la Sarre Target entity description: The Canal des Houillères de la Sarre is a French navigable waterway built primarily to transport coal, linking the Saar region to the broader canal network.
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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.
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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C.
Canal du Faux-Rempart
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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D.
Canal du Nivernais
The Canal du Nivernais is a historic French inland waterway in Burgundy and Nièvre, renowned for its picturesque locks, aqueducts, and popularity with leisure boating and cycling tourism.
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E.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigable waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Canal de la Marne au Rhin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French inland waterway network ⓘ Saar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
inland navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| endPoint | Gondrexange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedsFrom | Sarre River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedsInto | Étang de Gondrexange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Saar Coal Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasin |
Étang de Mittersheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Étang du Stock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | multiple road bridges ⓘ |
| hasLock | multiple canal locks ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | facilitated industrial development of Saar coal region ⓘ |
| historicalUse | transport of coal from Saar mines ⓘ |
| length | approximately 63 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ Saar coalfield region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Rhine river basin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | German border ⓘ |
| managedBy | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigableFor |
pleasure craft
ⓘ
small commercial vessels ⓘ |
| navigationClass | Freycinet gauge ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| partOf | French canal network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Harskirchen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mittersheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarralbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Xouaxange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | coal transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarre coal basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Sarreinsming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | open ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
cycling along towpath ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Canal des Houillères de la Sarre Description of subject: The Canal des Houillères de la Sarre is a French navigable waterway built primarily to transport coal, linking the Saar region to the broader canal network.
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