Gelderse IJssel
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Gelderse IJssel is the Dutch name for the branch of the River IJssel that flows through the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oude IJssel | 6 |
| Gelderse IJssel canonical | 3 |
| River IJssel | 2 |
| IJssel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1464964 — 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: Gelderse IJssel Context triple: [IJssel, hasAlternativeSpelling, Gelderse IJssel]
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A.
Hollandsche IJssel
Hollandsche IJssel is a river in the western Netherlands that flows through the provinces of South Holland and Utrecht and plays a role in regional water management and flood control.
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B.
Vaartsche Rijn
Vaartsche Rijn is a historic canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht that connects the city of Utrecht with the Lower Rhine and forms part of its inland waterway network.
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C.
Oude Maas
The Oude Maas is a major distributary river in the western Netherlands that forms part of the complex Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system.
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D.
Beneden Merwede
Beneden Merwede is a major distributary branch of the Rhine–Meuse river system in the western Netherlands, important for inland shipping and regional water management.
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E.
Amstel River
The Amstel River is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that flows through and gives its name to the city of Amsterdam.
- 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: Gelderse IJssel Target entity description: Gelderse IJssel is the Dutch name for the branch of the River IJssel that flows through the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
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A.
Hollandsche IJssel
Hollandsche IJssel is a river in the western Netherlands that flows through the provinces of South Holland and Utrecht and plays a role in regional water management and flood control.
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B.
Vaartsche Rijn
Vaartsche Rijn is a historic canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht that connects the city of Utrecht with the Lower Rhine and forms part of its inland waterway network.
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C.
Oude Maas
The Oude Maas is a major distributary river in the western Netherlands that forms part of the complex Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system.
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D.
Beneden Merwede
Beneden Merwede is a major distributary branch of the Rhine–Meuse river system in the western Netherlands, important for inland shipping and regional water management.
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E.
Amstel River
The Amstel River is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that flows through and gives its name to the city of Amsterdam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river branch
ⓘ
river in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| belongsToRiverSystem |
Rhine river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| drainsRegion | parts of Gelderland ⓘ |
| environmentalSignificance | forms part of Dutch river landscape ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Gelderland
ⓘ
eastern Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | Dutch name for the Gelderland reach of the IJssel River ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalConnectionWith |
IJsselmeer
ⓘ
River Rhine ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine
|
| hasNameInLanguage | Gelderse IJssel ⓘ |
| hasPart | riverbanks in Gelderland ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
IJssel river system
ⓘ
linked to:
IJssel
|
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Low Countries
ⓘ
province of Gelderland ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody |
River IJssel
ⓘ
linked to:
river IJssel
|
| namedAfter | IJssel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
River IJssel ⓘ
linked to:
river IJssel
|
| tributaryOf |
River IJssel
ⓘ
linked to:
river IJssel
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| watercourseType | branch of a river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gelderse IJssel Description of subject: Gelderse IJssel is the Dutch name for the branch of the River IJssel that flows through the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
subject linked to:
major northern distributary of the Rhine in the Netherlands
subject linked to:
major northern distributary of the Rhine in the Netherlands
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel
linked to: Gelderse IJssel