Poland–Czech Republic border

E166595

international border land border

The Poland–Czech Republic border is the international boundary separating Poland and the Czech Republic, running through regions such as Cieszyn Silesia and extending from the Sudetes mountains to the Silesian Beskids.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Polish–Czech border	13
Czech–Polish border	9
Poland–Czech Republic border canonical	5
Czech Republic–Poland border	3
Czech-Polish border	2
Poland–Czechoslovakia border	2
Polish-Czech border region	2
Polish–Czechoslovak border	2
Czech Republic border	1
Czech Republic–Poland border region	1
Czech Republic–Poland border stone	1
Czech–Polish border region	1
Poland–Czech Republic border crossings	1
Polish–Czech border regime	1
Polish–Czech border region	1
Polish–Czech border regions	1
Polish–Czech road border corridor	1
Polish–Czechoslovak border in Cieszyn Silesia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1456411 — 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: Poland–Czech Republic border
Context triple: [Cieszyn Silesia, crossedBy, Poland–Czech Republic 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. Polish–German border
The Polish–German border is the international boundary separating Poland and Germany, largely following the Oder–Neisse line established after World War II.
C. 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.
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. Slovakia–Germany border
The Slovakia–Germany border is the modern international boundary separating Slovakia and Germany, established after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the reunification of Germany within the Schengen Area.
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: Poland–Czech Republic border
Target entity description: The Poland–Czech Republic border is the international boundary separating Poland and the Czech Republic, running through regions such as Cieszyn Silesia and extending from the Sudetes mountains to the Silesian Beskids.

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. Polish–German border
The Polish–German border is the international boundary separating Poland and Germany, largely following the Oder–Neisse line established after World War II.
C. 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.
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. Slovakia–Germany border
The Slovakia–Germany border is the modern international boundary separating Slovakia and Germany, established after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the reunification of Germany within the Schengen Area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border ⓘ land border ⓘ
belongsTo	NATO member states boundary ⓘ Visegrád Group internal borders ⓘ
cameIntoExistenceAfter	dissolution of Czechoslovakia ⓘ
country1	Poland ⓘ
country2	Czech Republic ⓘ
crossedByRiver	Lusatian Neisse ⓘ Nysa Kłodzka ⓘ Odra River ⓘ linked to: Oder River Olza River ⓘ
demarcatedBy	bilateral treaties between Poland and Czech Republic ⓘ
established	1 January 1993 ⓘ
followsHistoricalBorderOf	Poland–Czechoslovakia border ⓘ linked to: Poland–Czech Republic border
governedBy	Polish–Czech bilateral agreements ⓘ
hasApproximateLength	796 km ⓘ
hasBorderCrossingType	pedestrian border crossing ⓘ rail border crossing ⓘ road border crossing ⓘ
hasBorderTown	Cieszyn ⓘ Głuchołazy ⓘ Harrachov ⓘ Jakuszyce ⓘ Mikulovice ⓘ Český Těšín ⓘ
hasDisputeHistory	Cieszyn Silesia territorial dispute ⓘ
hasFeature	largely mountainous ⓘ partly follows river courses ⓘ partly follows watershed lines ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Śnieżka ⓘ
hasLowestPoint	Odra River valley ⓘ linked to: Odra River basin
highestPointElevation	1603 m ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Europe ⓘ
partOf	European Union internal borders ⓘ linked to: Schengen Area Schengen Area internal borders ⓘ linked to: Schengen Area
passesThroughRegion	Cieszyn Silesia ⓘ Eastern Sudetes ⓘ Silesian Beskids ⓘ Sudetes ⓘ Western Carpathians ⓘ
predecessor	Poland–Czechoslovakia border ⓘ linked to: Poland–Czech Republic border
regime	Schengen Agreement ⓘ linked to: Schengen Agreement 1985
separates	Czech Republic ⓘ Poland ⓘ
usedFor	cross-border commuting ⓘ cross-border trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited