Singelgracht
E33672
Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Singelgracht canonical | 12 |
| Singelgracht, Amsterdam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T222857 — 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: Singelgracht Context triple: [Amstel River, connectedTo, Singelgracht]
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A.
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its classic canal houses and iconic series of arched bridges.
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B.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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C.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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E.
Leidsegracht
Leidsegracht is a historic canal in Amsterdam’s canal belt, known for its picturesque bridges and traditional Dutch canal houses.
- 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: Singelgracht Target entity description: Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
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A.
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its classic canal houses and iconic series of arched bridges.
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B.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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C.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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E.
Leidsegracht
Leidsegracht is a historic canal in Amsterdam’s canal belt, known for its picturesque bridges and traditional Dutch canal houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Amsterdam Oost
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam-Oost
Amsterdam Oud-West ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam-West
Amsterdam Oud-Zuid ⓘ Amsterdam city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam-Centrum
|
| city | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Amstel
ⓘ
IJ ⓘ Kostverlorenvaart ⓘ Singel ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
multiple road bridges
ⓘ
multiple tram bridges ⓘ railway bridges ⓘ |
| followsAlong | former 17th‑century city fortifications of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| forms | outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam city centre ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Singelgracht ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
navigation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ urban water management ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “Seventeenth‑century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht” ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | built environment ⓘ |
| hasRole | outer boundary of the historic canal belt ⓘ |
| hasTourismRole | scenic waterway for visitors to Amsterdam ⓘ |
| hasTransportRole | forms part of inner city shipping routes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage buffer boundary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| isNot | the same canal as the Singel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
province of North Holland ⓘ
linked to:
North Holland
region of Randstad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amsterdam canal ring
ⓘ
linked to:
Grachtengordel
Amsterdam’s defensive water system (historically) ⓘ |
| separates | historic city centre of Amsterdam from surrounding neighbourhoods ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local boat traffic
ⓘ
tourist boat tours ⓘ |
| waterwayType | urban canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Singelgracht Description of subject: Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Weteringschans prison, Amsterdam
linked to: Singelgracht
subject linked to:
Kostverlorenvaart canal in Amsterdam Oud-West