Spui
E140281
Spui is a small tidal river in South Holland, Netherlands, that branches off from the Oude Maas and plays a role in the region’s delta water system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spui canonical | 13 |
| Spui (river) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1218716 — 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: Spui Context triple: [Oude Maas, connectsWith, Spui]
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A.
Spui
Spui is a central square and tram hub in Amsterdam, Netherlands, known for its bookstores, cultural venues, and proximity to historic canals.
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B.
Bruinisse
Bruinisse is a fishing village and tourist destination in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its mussel industry and location on the Grevelingen.
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C.
Piran
Piran is a picturesque medieval coastal town on Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, renowned for its Venetian architecture, narrow streets, and scenic seaside promenade.
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D.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
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E.
Egegik
Egegik is a dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language traditionally spoken in the Egegik region of southwestern Alaska.
- 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: Spui Target entity description: Spui is a small tidal river in South Holland, Netherlands, that branches off from the Oude Maas and plays a role in the region’s delta water system.
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A.
Spui
Spui is a central square and tram hub in Amsterdam, Netherlands, known for its bookstores, cultural venues, and proximity to historic canals.
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B.
Bruinisse
Bruinisse is a fishing village and tourist destination in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its mussel industry and location on the Grevelingen.
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C.
Piran
Piran is a picturesque medieval coastal town on Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, renowned for its Venetian architecture, narrow streets, and scenic seaside promenade.
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D.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
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E.
Egegik
Egegik is a dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language traditionally spoken in the Egegik region of southwestern Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river in the Netherlands
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| branchesFrom | Oude Maas ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Haringvliet
ⓘ
Oude Maas ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Meuse basin
ⓘ
Rhine–Meuse basin ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine–Meuse river system
|
| flowsAlong |
Hoeksche Waard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voorne-Putten ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Hoeksche Waard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Spui River
ⓘ
linked to:
Gouwe River
|
| hasCrossing |
Hekelingen–Piershil ferry
ⓘ
Spijkenisse–Nieuw-Beijerland ferry ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalRole |
estuarine habitat
ⓘ
migration route for fish ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drainage channel in the delta system
ⓘ
tidal exchange channel between Oude Maas and Haringvliet ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | tidal ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Dutch inland waterways network ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Dutch water management policies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhine–Meuse estuary region
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
South Holland ⓘ province of South Holland ⓘ
linked to:
Zuid-Holland
western Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Western Netherlands
|
| mouthOfWaterBody | Haringvliet ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Hekelingen
ⓘ
Nieuw-Beijerland ⓘ Piershil ⓘ Spijkenisse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch river delta
ⓘ
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ regional delta water system of South Holland ⓘ |
| regime | tidal influenced by North Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Hoeksche Waard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voorne-Putten ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland navigation
ⓘ
regional transport ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| waterType | brackish water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spui Description of subject: Spui is a small tidal river in South Holland, Netherlands, that branches off from the Oude Maas and plays a role in the region’s delta water system.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spui
subject linked to:
municipality of Nissewaard
subject linked to:
Hoeksche Waard island
subject linked to:
Hoeksche Waard region