Polish–German border

E150838

international border state border

The Polish–German border is the international boundary separating Poland and Germany, largely following the Oder–Neisse line established after World War II.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Oder–Neisse line	16
German–Polish border	8
Polish–German border canonical	6
German-Polish border	2
Germany–Poland border	2
Poland–Germany border area	2
Polish–German border region	2
German-Polish Border Commission	1
German-Polish border at Görlitz–Zgorzelec	1
German-Polish border on Usedom	1
German–Polish border disputes	1
Oder-Neisse border region	1
Oder-Neisse line region	1
Oder–Neisse line controversy	1
Oder–Neisse line de facto	1
Oder–Neisse system	1
Poland–Germany border	1
Polish border near Küstrin-Kietz	1
Polish border near Szczecin	1
Polish-German border	1
Polish–German frontier	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1320720 — 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: Polish–German border
Context triple: [Oder River, borderSection, Polish–German border]

A. Polish–Slovak border
The Polish–Slovak border is the international boundary running mainly through the Carpathian Mountains that separates Poland from Slovakia in Central Europe.
B. German-Czech border
The German-Czech border is an international boundary in Central Europe that largely follows natural features such as the Ore Mountains, separating Germany from the Czech Republic.
C. inner German border
The inner German border was the heavily fortified frontier that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing the division of Europe.
D. Czechoslovakia–West Germany border
The Czechoslovakia–West Germany border was a heavily fortified Cold War frontier separating the communist Eastern Bloc from democratic Western Europe.
E. Hungary–Austria border
The Hungary–Austria border is a historically significant Central European frontier that once formed part of the Cold War divide between the communist Eastern Bloc and the Western world.
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: Polish–German border
Target entity description: The Polish–German border is the international boundary separating Poland and Germany, largely following the Oder–Neisse line established after World War II.

A. Polish–Slovak border
The Polish–Slovak border is the international boundary running mainly through the Carpathian Mountains that separates Poland from Slovakia in Central Europe.
B. German-Czech border
The German-Czech border is an international boundary in Central Europe that largely follows natural features such as the Ore Mountains, separating Germany from the Czech Republic.
C. inner German border
The inner German border was the heavily fortified frontier that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing the division of Europe.
D. Czechoslovakia–West Germany border
The Czechoslovakia–West Germany border was a heavily fortified Cold War frontier separating the communist Eastern Bloc from democratic Western Europe.
E. Hungary–Austria border
The Hungary–Austria border is a historically significant Central European frontier that once formed part of the Cold War divide between the communist Eastern Bloc and the Western world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border ⓘ state border ⓘ
currentStatus	fully demarcated ⓘ internationally recognized ⓘ
definedBy	Oder–Neisse line ⓘ linked to: Polish–German border
enteredIntoForceWith	German–Polish Border Treaty (1990) ⓘ Treaty of Warsaw (1970) ⓘ Treaty of Zgorzelec ⓘ
establishedAfter	World War II ⓘ
follows	Oder–Neisse line ⓘ linked to: Polish–German border
hasBorderCity	Frankfurt (Oder) ⓘ Guben ⓘ Gubin ⓘ Görlitz ⓘ Kostrzyn nad Odrą ⓘ Küstrin-Kietz ⓘ linked to: Küstrin Słubice ⓘ Zgorzelec ⓘ Świnoujście ⓘ
hasBorderRiver	Lusatian Neisse ⓘ Oder River ⓘ
hasCrossBorderCooperationRegion	Euroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa ⓘ Euroregion Pro Europa Viadrina ⓘ Pomerania Euroregion ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext	Oder–Neisse line controversy ⓘ linked to: Polish–German border expulsion of Germans after World War II ⓘ post-World War II territorial changes of Poland ⓘ
hasTerminusNear	Czech Republic tripoint ⓘ linked to: Dreiländereck Germany-Czech Republic-Austria Świnoujście on the Baltic Sea ⓘ
hasTripointWith	Baltic Sea maritime boundary ⓘ linked to: Baltic Sea Czech Republic ⓘ
isLandBorderBetween	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany Republic of Poland ⓘ
isSchengenBorderSince	2007 ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Europe ⓘ
openedForPassportFreeTravelIn	2007 ⓘ
partOf	European Union internal borders ⓘ Schengen Area internal borders ⓘ linked to: Schengen Area
recognizedBy	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: West Germany German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: East Germany People's Republic of Poland ⓘ linked to: Polish People’s Republic
replaced	former German–Polish border of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
separates	Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ
touchesSea	Baltic Sea ⓘ
wasHeavilyFortifiedDuring	Cold War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited