Singel canal
E123164
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Singel canal canonical | 11 |
| Lekkanaal | 1 |
| Singel canal waterfront | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1080432 — 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: Singel canal Context triple: [Bloemenmarkt, locatedOn, Singel canal]
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A.
Emperor’s Canal
Emperor’s Canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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B.
Chebar canal
The Chebar canal is an ancient waterway in Babylonia traditionally identified as the place where the prophet Ezekiel received his visions during the Jewish exile.
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C.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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D.
Eemskanaal
Eemskanaal is a significant navigable waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that connects the city of Groningen with the Ems estuary and the North Sea.
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E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- 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: Singel canal Target entity description: Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
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A.
Emperor’s Canal
Emperor’s Canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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B.
Chebar canal
The Chebar canal is an ancient waterway in Babylonia traditionally identified as the place where the prophet Ezekiel received his visions during the Jewish exile.
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C.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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D.
Eemskanaal
Eemskanaal is a significant navigable waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that connects the city of Groningen with the Ems estuary and the North Sea.
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E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Damrak (at northern end vicinity)
ⓘ
linked to:
Damrak
Rokin vicinity ⓘ Spui square vicinity ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| endPoint | Muntplein ⓘ |
| followsCourseThrough |
central Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam-Centrum
|
| function |
defensive moat (historical)
ⓘ
urban canal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canal-side trees
ⓘ
historic canal houses ⓘ houseboats ⓘ markets ⓘ mooring places ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht’ ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Middle Dutch word ‘singel’ meaning ‘belt’ or ‘encircling’ ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Aalsmeer flower market barges (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal FloraHolland Aalsmeer auction
Agnietenkapel ⓘ Bloemenmarkt (floating flower market) ⓘ
linked to:
Bloemenmarkt
Cromhouthuizen ⓘ De Krijtberg church ⓘ Huis met de Hoofden ⓘ
linked to:
House with the Heads
Munttoren ⓘ Ronde Lutherse Kerk (Koepelkerk) ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure |
Blauwburgwal junction
ⓘ
Herengracht junction ⓘ
linked to:
Herengracht
Keizersgracht junction ⓘ
linked to:
Keizersgracht
Leliegracht junction ⓘ Torensluis bridge ⓘ Vijzelstraat crossing ⓘ |
| hasUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
residential moorings ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| historicalRole | formed western boundary of medieval Amsterdam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Amsterdam city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam-Centrum
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
province of North Holland
ⓘ
linked to:
North Holland
|
| locatedInTime | medieval period ⓘ |
| partOf | Grachtengordel ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Singelgracht as outer defensive canal ⓘ |
| startPoint | IJ bay vicinity (historical) ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| traverses |
Binnenstad district
ⓘ
linked to:
Binnenstad
|
| usedToBe | city moat of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal in the Netherlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Singel canal Description of subject: Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Singel canal
linked to: Singel canal