Unterwalden
E272427
Unterwalden was one of the original forest cantons of central Switzerland, historically forming a founding member of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unterwalden canonical | 13 |
| Obwalden | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2322021 — 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: Unterwalden Context triple: [Old Swiss Confederacy, hasPart, Unterwalden]
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A.
Ticino
Ticino is a major river in northern Italy and Switzerland that flows through the Swiss canton of Ticino and Lombardy before joining the Po River.
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B.
canton of Uri
The canton of Uri is a mountainous Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known as one of the founding members of the Swiss Confederation and for encompassing key sections of the Alps and the Gotthard Pass.
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C.
canton of Graubünden
The canton of Graubünden is a large, mountainous region in eastern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, ski resorts, and multilingual culture (German, Romansh, and Italian).
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D.
Lia Rumantscha
Lia Rumantscha is the main organization dedicated to promoting, standardizing, and preserving the Romansh language in Switzerland.
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E.
Canton of Valais
The Canton of Valais is a mountainous region in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, vineyards, and major ski resorts such as Zermatt and Verbier.
- 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: Unterwalden Target entity description: Unterwalden was one of the original forest cantons of central Switzerland, historically forming a founding member of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
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A.
Ticino
Ticino is a major river in northern Italy and Switzerland that flows through the Swiss canton of Ticino and Lombardy before joining the Po River.
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B.
canton of Uri
The canton of Uri is a mountainous Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known as one of the founding members of the Swiss Confederation and for encompassing key sections of the Alps and the Gotthard Pass.
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C.
canton of Graubünden
The canton of Graubünden is a large, mountainous region in eastern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, ski resorts, and multilingual culture (German, Romansh, and Italian).
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D.
Lia Rumantscha
Lia Rumantscha is the main organization dedicated to promoting, standardizing, and preserving the Romansh language in Switzerland.
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E.
Canton of Valais
The Canton of Valais is a mountainous region in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, vineyards, and major ski resorts such as Zermatt and Verbier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former canton of Switzerland
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| capital | Sarnen ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | two keys on red and white fields ⓘ |
| contains |
Pilatus (mountain massif)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pilatus mountain
Sarnersee ⓘ Stanserhorn ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsSingleCanton | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss Germans ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Nidwalden
ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Nidwalden
Obwalden ⓘ
linked to:
Unterwalden
|
| founded | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nidwalden
ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Nidwalden
Obwalden ⓘ
linked to:
Unterwalden
|
| historicalCapital | Stans ⓘ |
| historicalGovernment | rural canton ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Alemannic German dialects ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the three original cantons of the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| knownFor | participation in early Swiss independence ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Central Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Lucerne ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Federal Charter of 1291 ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Swiss canton of Bern
ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Bern
Swiss canton of Lucerne ⓘ Swiss canton of Schwyz ⓘ
linked to:
Schwyz
Swiss canton of Uri ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Uri
|
| partOf |
Forest cantons
ⓘ
linked to:
Forest Cantons
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role | founding member of the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Bern
ⓘ
Lucerne ⓘ Schwyz ⓘ Uri ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
Nidwalden
ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Nidwalden
Obwalden ⓘ
linked to:
Unterwalden
|
| successor |
Canton of Nidwalden
ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Nidwalden
Canton of Obwalden ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Obwalden
|
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typeOf | forest canton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unterwalden Description of subject: Unterwalden was one of the original forest cantons of central Switzerland, historically forming a founding member of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden
linked to: Unterwalden