Appingedam
E242557
Appingedam is a historic town and former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for its medieval center and characteristic hanging kitchens over the Damsterdiep canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appingedam canonical | 23 |
| town hall of Appingedam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2192477 — 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: Appingedam Context triple: [Eemsdelta, formedByMergerOf, Appingedam]
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A.
Drimmelen
Drimmelen is a municipality and village in the southern Netherlands, known for its historic harbor and as a gateway to the Biesbosch National Park.
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B.
Beinsdorp
Beinsdorp is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated within the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
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C.
Borssum
Borssum is a district of the seaport city of Emden in Lower Saxony, Germany, known primarily as a residential area with local amenities.
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D.
Biezelinge
Biezelinge is a small village in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
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E.
Nellingen
Nellingen is a small municipality in the Alb-Donau district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the Swabian Jura plateau.
- 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: Appingedam Target entity description: Appingedam is a historic town and former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for its medieval center and characteristic hanging kitchens over the Damsterdiep canal.
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A.
Drimmelen
Drimmelen is a municipality and village in the southern Netherlands, known for its historic harbor and as a gateway to the Biesbosch National Park.
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B.
Beinsdorp
Beinsdorp is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated within the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
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C.
Borssum
Borssum is a district of the seaport city of Emden in Lower Saxony, Germany, known primarily as a residential area with local amenities.
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D.
Biezelinge
Biezelinge is a small village in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
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E.
Nellingen
Nellingen is a small municipality in the Alb-Donau district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the Swabian Jura plateau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeChangeDate | 1 January 2021 ⓘ |
| areaCode | 0596 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| formerMunicipalityStatus | ended in 2021 ⓘ |
| grantedCityRightsInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
town hall of Appingedam
ⓘ
linked to:
Appingedam
|
| hasBuildingType | historic town hall ⓘ |
| hasCanal | Damsterdiep ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
buildings over water
ⓘ
hanging kitchens ⓘ historic town center ⓘ medieval urban structure ⓘ |
| hasCityRights | yes ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
services
ⓘ
small-scale industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected cityscape ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
brick architecture
ⓘ
bridges over canals ⓘ medieval street pattern ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Grote of Nicolaïkerk
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolaïkerk
Nicolaïkerk ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuildingType | medieval church ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure | railway station Appingedam ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
port town
ⓘ
trading town ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ommelanden ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
city of Groningen
ⓘ
linked to:
Groningen, Netherlands
|
| locatedIn |
northeastern Netherlands
ⓘ
province of Groningen ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Groningen
region of Groningen ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Damsterdiep canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Van Starkenborghkanaal
|
| mergedInto | municipality of Eemsdelta ⓘ |
| near | Delfzijl ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of Eemsdelta ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 9900–9903 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Groningen–Delfzijl railway ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Gronings ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Nicolaïkerk church
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolaïkerk
canal-side warehouses ⓘ hanging kitchens over Damsterdiep ⓘ historic city center ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Damsterdiep canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Van Starkenborghkanaal
|
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: Appingedam Description of subject: Appingedam is a historic town and former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for its medieval center and characteristic hanging kitchens over the Damsterdiep canal.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Appingedam
subject linked to:
municipality of Eemsdelta
subject linked to:
municipality of Eemsdelta
subject linked to:
municipality of Eemsdelta
subject linked to:
municipality of Eemsdelta
subject linked to:
Nicolaïkerk
subject linked to:
region of Groningen