Waldnaab
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Waldnaab is a river in northeastern Bavaria, Germany, that flows through the Upper Palatinate region and lends its name to several nearby towns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waldnaab canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10630161 — 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: Waldnaab Context triple: [Neustadt an der Waldnaab, locatedOnRiver, Waldnaab]
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A.
Weidach
Weidach is a locality or district that forms part of the municipality of Blaustein in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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B.
Appenweier
Appenweier is a municipality in southwestern Germany’s Baden-Württemberg region, situated within the Ortenau district near the Rhine and the French border.
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C.
Weilersbach
Weilersbach is a small municipality in the Forchheim district of Bavaria, Germany, known for its rural character and proximity to the Franconian Switzerland region.
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D.
Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu is a rural district in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, known for its picturesque landscapes and historic castles.
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E.
Nußbach
Nußbach is a village and district of the town of Oberkirch in the Ortenau region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- 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: Waldnaab Target entity description: Waldnaab is a river in northeastern Bavaria, Germany, that flows through the Upper Palatinate region and lends its name to several nearby towns.
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A.
Weidach
Weidach is a locality or district that forms part of the municipality of Blaustein in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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B.
Appenweier
Appenweier is a municipality in southwestern Germany’s Baden-Württemberg region, situated within the Ortenau district near the Rhine and the French border.
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C.
Weilersbach
Weilersbach is a small municipality in the Forchheim district of Bavaria, Germany, known for its rural character and proximity to the Franconian Switzerland region.
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D.
Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu is a rural district in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, known for its picturesque landscapes and historic castles.
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E.
Nußbach
Nußbach is a village and district of the town of Oberkirch in the Ortenau region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
ⓘ
Tirschenreuth (district) ⓘ Upper Palatinate Forest ⓘ Weiden in der Oberpfalz (city) ⓘ
linked to:
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
near city of Weiden in der Oberpfalz ⓘ town of Neustadt an der Waldnaab ⓘ
linked to:
Neustadt an der Waldnaab
town of Tirschenreuth ⓘ
linked to:
Tirschenreuth
|
| givesNameTo |
Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab
ⓘ
Landkreis Tirschenreuth (via town Tirschenreuth an der Waldnaab historically) ⓘ
linked to:
Landkreis Tirschenreuth
Neustadt an der Waldnaab ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | German words "Wald" (forest) and "Naab" (name of river system) ⓘ |
| hasPart | Waldnaab Valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
granite rock formations in Waldnaab Valley
ⓘ
scenic gorge sections ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Upper Palatinate ⓘ northeastern Bavaria ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Bavaria
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| mouthOf | Naab ⓘ |
| partOf |
Naab river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Naab River
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| region | Upper Palatinate ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Danube basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube River basin
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| sourceRegion | Upper Palatinate Forest ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Naab ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
hiking along river valley ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waldnaab Description of subject: Waldnaab is a river in northeastern Bavaria, Germany, that flows through the Upper Palatinate region and lends its name to several nearby towns.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.