Fortress of Komárno
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The Fortress of Komárno is a historic military fortification complex in Komárno, Slovakia, renowned as one of Central Europe’s largest and most important defensive strongholds from the Habsburg era.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortress of Komárno canonical | 1 |
| Komárno fortress | 1 |
| Komárno fortress complex | 1 |
| New Fortress of Komárno | 1 |
| Old Fortress of Komárno | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11831338 — 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: Fortress of Komárno Context triple: [Komárno, hasLandmark, Fortress of Komárno]
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A.
Kežmarok Castle
Kežmarok Castle is a well-preserved Renaissance fortress in the town of Kežmarok in eastern Slovakia, notable for its historical architecture and role in the region’s medieval and early modern history.
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B.
Kremnica Castle
Kremnica Castle is a medieval fortification complex in the Slovak town of Kremnica, known for its well-preserved Gothic architecture and historical role in protecting the region’s important mining center.
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C.
Przemyśl Fortress
Przemyśl Fortress was a major Austro-Hungarian defensive stronghold and one of the largest fortification complexes in Europe during World War I, located in present-day southeastern Poland.
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D.
Habsburg Castle
Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress in present-day Switzerland that served as the original seat and namesake of the influential House of Habsburg dynasty.
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E.
Trenčín Castle
Trenčín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress in western Slovakia, known as one of the country’s largest and best-preserved medieval castles overlooking the town of Trenčín.
- 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: Fortress of Komárno Target entity description: The Fortress of Komárno is a historic military fortification complex in Komárno, Slovakia, renowned as one of Central Europe’s largest and most important defensive strongholds from the Habsburg era.
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A.
Kežmarok Castle
Kežmarok Castle is a well-preserved Renaissance fortress in the town of Kežmarok in eastern Slovakia, notable for its historical architecture and role in the region’s medieval and early modern history.
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B.
Kremnica Castle
Kremnica Castle is a medieval fortification complex in the Slovak town of Kremnica, known for its well-preserved Gothic architecture and historical role in protecting the region’s important mining center.
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C.
Przemyśl Fortress
Przemyśl Fortress was a major Austro-Hungarian defensive stronghold and one of the largest fortification complexes in Europe during World War I, located in present-day southeastern Poland.
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D.
Habsburg Castle
Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress in present-day Switzerland that served as the original seat and namesake of the influential House of Habsburg dynasty.
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E.
Trenčín Castle
Trenčín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress in western Slovakia, known as one of the country’s largest and best-preserved medieval castles overlooking the town of Trenčín.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage monument
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fortress ⓘ military fortification complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastion fortress ⓘ |
| builtBy | Habsburg military engineers ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Habsburg–Ottoman wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
|
| constructionStart | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Slovakia ⓘ |
| crossBorderContext | forms a twin-fortress system with fortifications in Komárom, Hungary ⓘ |
| currentUse |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
venue for cultural events ⓘ |
| expandedIn |
17th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| fortificationType | star fort elements ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction | stationing of imperial troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Fortress of Komárno
ⓘ
linked to:
Fortress of Komárno
Old Fortress of Komárno ⓘ
linked to:
Fortress of Komárno
bastions ⓘ casemates ⓘ moats ⓘ outer fortification lines ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national cultural monument of Slovakia ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
|
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Danube River
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube
Váh River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Komárno
ⓘ
Nitra Region ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Komárom ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive system of underground corridors
ⓘ
large area of interconnected defensive works ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
border fortifications of the Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Empire fortifications
|
| primaryFunction |
defense of the Habsburg Monarchy against the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
protection of the confluence of the Danube and Váh rivers ⓘ |
| regionImportance | key stronghold on the Danube frontier of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest fortification systems in Central Europe
ⓘ
one of the most important Habsburg defensive strongholds in Central Europe ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Danube River traffic
ⓘ
protection of Vienna’s southeastern approaches ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Austrian Empire
ⓘ
Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
|
| usedInConflict |
Hungarian Revolution of 1848–1849
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linked to:
Hungarian War of Independence
wars against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fortress of Komárno Description of subject: The Fortress of Komárno is a historic military fortification complex in Komárno, Slovakia, renowned as one of Central Europe’s largest and most important defensive strongholds from the Habsburg era.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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