Stadsbuitengracht
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Stadsbuitengracht is a historic defensive and encircling canal that forms the outer ring around the city center of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stadsbuitengracht canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12653254 — 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: Stadsbuitengracht Context triple: [Utrecht canal system, hasMajorCanal, Stadsbuitengracht]
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A.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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B.
Nieuwe Achtergracht
Nieuwe Achtergracht is a canal in central Amsterdam that runs through the eastern part of the city’s historic canal belt.
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C.
Nieuwe Keizersgracht
Nieuwe Keizersgracht is a canal and adjoining street in central Amsterdam, known for its historic buildings and proximity to cultural landmarks along the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Nieuwe Prinsengracht
Nieuwe Prinsengracht is a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, forming part of the city’s historic canal belt and running near the University of Amsterdam’s Roeterseiland campus.
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E.
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its classic canal houses and iconic series of arched bridges.
- 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: Stadsbuitengracht Target entity description: Stadsbuitengracht is a historic defensive and encircling canal that forms the outer ring around the city center of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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A.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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B.
Nieuwe Achtergracht
Nieuwe Achtergracht is a canal in central Amsterdam that runs through the eastern part of the city’s historic canal belt.
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C.
Nieuwe Keizersgracht
Nieuwe Keizersgracht is a canal and adjoining street in central Amsterdam, known for its historic buildings and proximity to cultural landmarks along the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Nieuwe Prinsengracht
Nieuwe Prinsengracht is a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, forming part of the city’s historic canal belt and running near the University of Amsterdam’s Roeterseiland campus.
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E.
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its classic canal houses and iconic series of arched bridges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
defensive waterway ⓘ ring canal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bastions of Utrecht
ⓘ
city walls of Utrecht ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Merwedekanaal (via city waterways)
ⓘ
Oudegracht (indirectly via city water network) ⓘ Vaartsche Rijn ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| currentUse |
boating
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ urban landscape feature ⓘ |
| encircles |
city centre of Utrecht
ⓘ
linked to:
historic centre of Utrecht
|
| expandedInPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| followsCourseOf | former outer moat of Utrecht ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature |
park belts around Utrecht city centre
ⓘ
singel promenades ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defence
ⓘ
moat ⓘ recreational waterway ⓘ transport route ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Catharijnesingel
ⓘ
Daalsesingel (historic alignment) ⓘ Lauwerecht (water section) ⓘ Maliesingel ⓘ Weerdsingel ⓘ Wittevrouwensingel ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important historic urban structure of Utrecht ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfConstruction | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | city outer canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Utrecht ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Province of Utrecht ⓘ |
| partlyReconstructed | Catharijnesingel waterway ⓘ |
| partOf | Utrecht city fortifications ⓘ |
| separates |
19th‑ and 20th‑century neighbourhoods of Utrecht
ⓘ
historic city centre of Utrecht ⓘ
linked to:
historic centre of Utrecht
|
| shape | closed ring ⓘ |
| surrounds |
Binnenstad, Utrecht
ⓘ
linked to:
Utrecht
|
| traverses |
eastern side of Utrecht city centre
ⓘ
northern side of Utrecht city centre ⓘ southern side of Utrecht city centre ⓘ western side of Utrecht city centre ⓘ |
| usedFor | city defence until 19th century ⓘ |
| wasPartlyFilledIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| wasPartlyRestoredAsWater | 21st century ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canalized river and moat system ⓘ |
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Subject: Stadsbuitengracht Description of subject: Stadsbuitengracht is a historic defensive and encircling canal that forms the outer ring around the city center of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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