Hinterrhein
E324216
Hinterrhein is a major headwater valley and river in the Swiss canton of Graubünden that forms one of the principal sources of the Alpine Rhine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinterrhein canonical | 6 |
| Hinterrhein valley | 2 |
| Hinterrhein Valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3030010 — 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: Hinterrhein Context triple: [Alpine Rhine, hasPart, Hinterrhein]
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A.
Reuss basin
The Reuss basin is the drainage area of the Reuss River in central Switzerland, encompassing its catchment from the Alps through major lakes and valleys before joining the Aare.
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B.
Lütschine
The Lütschine is a river in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, known for flowing through the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys before joining the Aare near Interlaken.
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C.
Rheinbund
The Rheinbund, or Confederation of the Rhine, was a coalition of German states organized under the influence of Napoleon in the early 19th century that effectively ended the Holy Roman Empire and served as a French client confederation.
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D.
Bissone
Bissone is a small Swiss municipality on the shores of Lake Lugano in the canton of Ticino, known for its picturesque lakeside setting and historic village center.
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E.
Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu is a rural district in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, known for its picturesque landscapes and historic castles.
- 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: Hinterrhein Target entity description: Hinterrhein is a major headwater valley and river in the Swiss canton of Graubünden that forms one of the principal sources of the Alpine Rhine.
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A.
Reuss basin
The Reuss basin is the drainage area of the Reuss River in central Switzerland, encompassing its catchment from the Alps through major lakes and valleys before joining the Aare.
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B.
Lütschine
The Lütschine is a river in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, known for flowing through the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys before joining the Aare near Interlaken.
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C.
Rheinbund
The Rheinbund, or Confederation of the Rhine, was a coalition of German states organized under the influence of Napoleon in the early 19th century that effectively ended the Holy Roman Empire and served as a French client confederation.
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D.
Bissone
Bissone is a small Swiss municipality on the shores of Lake Lugano in the canton of Ticino, known for its picturesque lakeside setting and historic village center.
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E.
Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu is a rural district in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, known for its picturesque landscapes and historic castles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | Reichenau ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Vorderrhein ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
A13 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Bernardino road tunnel ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino Tunnel
|
| drainageBasin | North Sea ⓘ |
| drains |
Avers valley
ⓘ
Hinterrhein valley ⓘ
linked to:
Hinterrhein
San Bernardino region ⓘ |
| etymology | German for ‘Posterior Rhine’ or ‘Hind Rhine’ ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Domleschg
ⓘ
Hinterrhein Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Hinterrhein
Thusis ⓘ Viamala Gorge ⓘ municipality of Hinterrhein ⓘ |
| forms | one of the principal sources of the Rhine ⓘ |
| hasGorge | Viamala Gorge ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
de:Hinterrhein
ⓘ
it:Reno Posteriore ⓘ rm:Rein Posteriur ⓘ |
| hasPassNearby |
San Bernardino Pass
ⓘ
Splügen Pass ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Averser Rhein
ⓘ
Nolla ⓘ Ragn da Ferrera ⓘ Ragn da Lètzi ⓘ |
| length | approximately 64 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Viamala Region ⓘ
linked to:
Viamala region
canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Switzerland ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | around 585 m ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Alpine Rhine ⓘ |
| near | Swiss–Italian border ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine Rhine basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Alpine Rhine
Rhine headwaters ⓘ
linked to:
Vorderrhein
|
| region | Hinterrhein District ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Rhine ⓘ |
| sourceElevation | around 2400 m ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near San Bernardino Pass ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Alpine Rhine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| valleyType | glacial valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinterrhein Description of subject: Hinterrhein is a major headwater valley and river in the Swiss canton of Graubünden that forms one of the principal sources of the Alpine Rhine.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hinterrhein
linked to: Hinterrhein