New Fortress of Corfu

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fortress historical monument military stronghold

The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian-era military stronghold overlooking the old port of Corfu, built in the 16th century to bolster the island’s defenses against Ottoman attacks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New Fortress of Corfu canonical	3
Fortifications of Corfu	1
Νέο Φρούριο Κέρκυρας	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2942620 — 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: New Fortress of Corfu
Context triple: [Corfu (city), hasPart, New Fortress of Corfu]

A. Leros Castle
Leros Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the Greek island of Leros, notable for its strategic hilltop position and well-preserved fortifications overlooking the Aegean Sea.
B. Limassol Castle
Limassol Castle is a medieval fortification in the Cypriot city of Limassol, best known for its role in Crusader history and for housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum.
C. Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
D. Fortress of Palamidi
The Fortress of Palamidi is a large Venetian-era hilltop citadel overlooking Nafplio in Greece, renowned for its impressive fortifications and panoramic views of the surrounding Peloponnese.
E. Acropolis of Rhodes
The Acropolis of Rhodes is an ancient citadel on the island of Rhodes featuring Hellenistic temples, a stadium, and other monumental ruins overlooking the city.
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: New Fortress of Corfu
Target entity description: The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian-era military stronghold overlooking the old port of Corfu, built in the 16th century to bolster the island’s defenses against Ottoman attacks.

A. Leros Castle
Leros Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the Greek island of Leros, notable for its strategic hilltop position and well-preserved fortifications overlooking the Aegean Sea.
B. Limassol Castle
Limassol Castle is a medieval fortification in the Cypriot city of Limassol, best known for its role in Crusader history and for housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum.
C. Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
D. Fortress of Palamidi
The Fortress of Palamidi is a large Venetian-era hilltop citadel overlooking Nafplio in Greece, renowned for its impressive fortifications and panoramic views of the surrounding Peloponnese.
E. Acropolis of Rhodes
The Acropolis of Rhodes is an ancient citadel on the island of Rhodes featuring Hellenistic temples, a stadium, and other monumental ruins overlooking the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortress ⓘ historical monument ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Venetian military architecture ⓘ
builtBy	Republic of Venice ⓘ
builtFor	defense of Corfu ⓘ protection against Ottoman attacks ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Corfu ⓘ Fortifications in Greece ⓘ
constructionStartCentury	16th century ⓘ
controlledHistoric	Venetian Republic ⓘ linked to: Republic of Venice
country	Greece ⓘ
currentUse	cultural venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
era	Renaissance ⓘ
hasAccess	pedestrian paths from Corfu old town ⓘ
hasFeature	bastions ⓘ casemates ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground passages ⓘ
hasFunction	military defense ⓘ
hasNameInGreek	Νέο Φρούριο Κέρκυρας ⓘ linked to: New Fortress of Corfu
hasView	Corfu town ⓘ linked to: Corfu (city) Ionian Sea ⓘ
heritage	Venetian-era ⓘ
locatedIn	Corfu ⓘ Corfu city ⓘ linked to: Corfu (city) Greece ⓘ Ionian Islands ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Old Fortress of Corfu ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Republic of Venice ⓘ
overlooks	old port of Corfu ⓘ linked to: Corfu Port
partOf	defensive system of Corfu ⓘ fortifications of Corfu ⓘ
region	Ionian Islands administrative region ⓘ linked to: Ionian Islands
significance	important example of Venetian coastal fortification ⓘ key element in defense against Ottoman Empire ⓘ
situatedOn	hill above the old port of Corfu ⓘ
strategicRole	control of maritime approaches to Corfu port ⓘ
tourism	popular sightseeing site in Corfu ⓘ
usedFor	military garrison ⓘ storage of munitions ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corfu (city) → hasPart → New Fortress of Corfu ⓘ

Corfu (city) → touristAttraction → New Fortress of Corfu ⓘ

New Fortress of Corfu → hasNameInGreek → Νέο Φρούριο Κέρκυρας ⓘ

linked to: New Fortress of Corfu

Old Town of Corfu → notableFeature → New Fortress of Corfu ⓘ

Michele Sanmicheli → notableWork → Fortifications of Corfu ⓘ