Basel–Saint-Louis crossing
E14339
The Basel–Saint-Louis crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French town of Saint-Louis in the tri-border region of Switzerland, France, and Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel–Saint-Louis crossing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95145 — 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: Basel–Saint-Louis crossing Context triple: [France–Switzerland border, hasBorderCrossing, Basel–Saint-Louis crossing]
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A.
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing
The Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing is a road border checkpoint linking the French town of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois with the Swiss locality of Perly, serving as a local gateway between the two countries near Geneva.
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B.
Jet d'Eau
Jet d'Eau is a famous large water fountain on Lake Geneva and one of the most iconic symbols of the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
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C.
Bardonnex border crossing
Bardonnex border crossing is a major road checkpoint between France and the canton of Geneva in Switzerland, serving as one of the principal entry points for cross-border traffic in the region.
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D.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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E.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
- 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: Basel–Saint-Louis crossing Target entity description: The Basel–Saint-Louis crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French town of Saint-Louis in the tri-border region of Switzerland, France, and Germany.
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A.
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing
The Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing is a road border checkpoint linking the French town of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois with the Swiss locality of Perly, serving as a local gateway between the two countries near Geneva.
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B.
Jet d'Eau
Jet d'Eau is a famous large water fountain on Lake Geneva and one of the most iconic symbols of the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
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C.
Bardonnex border crossing
Bardonnex border crossing is a major road checkpoint between France and the canton of Geneva in Switzerland, serving as one of the principal entry points for cross-border traffic in the region.
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D.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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E.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border crossing
ⓘ
road–rail border crossing ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| connects |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Saint-Louis ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasBorderFunction |
rail border checkpoint
ⓘ
road border checkpoint ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
|
| hasNearbyTown | Saint-Louis ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
rail
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextTo |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Saint-Louis ⓘ tri-border region of Switzerland, France, and Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| near | German border ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basel metropolitan area
ⓘ
Swiss–French border ⓘ
linked to:
France–Switzerland border
|
| regulatesTrafficBetween |
Schengen Area states
ⓘ
linked to:
Schengen Area
|
| usedFor |
cross-border commuting
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ international rail traffic ⓘ international road traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basel–Saint-Louis crossing Description of subject: The Basel–Saint-Louis crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French town of Saint-Louis in the tri-border region of Switzerland, France, and Germany.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.