National Széchényi Library

E349589

national library research library

The National Széchényi Library is Hungary’s national library, housing the country’s most important historical and cultural collections within Buda Castle in Budapest.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Széchényi Library canonical	6
Bibliotheca Corviniana	1
Országos Széchényi Könyvtár	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3336038 — 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: National Széchényi Library
Context triple: [District I (Castle District), contains, National Széchényi Library]

A. Móra Ferenc Museum
The Móra Ferenc Museum is a prominent cultural and historical museum in Szeged, Hungary, known for its collections in archaeology, ethnography, natural history, and local history.
B. Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library is the largest library in Austria and a major cultural institution in Vienna, renowned for its historic baroque State Hall and extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and archival materials.
C. Csontváry Museum
The Csontváry Museum is an art museum in Pécs, Hungary, dedicated to the works of the visionary painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka.
D. Jagiellonian Library
The Jagiellonian Library is one of Poland’s oldest and most important academic libraries, renowned for its vast historical collections and role in supporting research at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
E. Hungarian State Opera House
The Hungarian State Opera House is a grand neo-Renaissance opera venue in Budapest renowned for its rich acoustics, ornate architecture, and central role in Hungary’s cultural life.
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: National Széchényi Library
Target entity description: The National Széchényi Library is Hungary’s national library, housing the country’s most important historical and cultural collections within Buda Castle in Budapest.

A. Móra Ferenc Museum
The Móra Ferenc Museum is a prominent cultural and historical museum in Szeged, Hungary, known for its collections in archaeology, ethnography, natural history, and local history.
B. Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library is the largest library in Austria and a major cultural institution in Vienna, renowned for its historic baroque State Hall and extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and archival materials.
C. Csontváry Museum
The Csontváry Museum is an art museum in Pécs, Hungary, dedicated to the works of the visionary painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka.
D. Jagiellonian Library
The Jagiellonian Library is one of Poland’s oldest and most important academic libraries, renowned for its vast historical collections and role in supporting research at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
E. Hungarian State Opera House
The Hungarian State Opera House is a grand neo-Renaissance opera venue in Budapest renowned for its rich acoustics, ornate architecture, and central role in Hungary’s cultural life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national library ⓘ research library ⓘ
collectionFocus	Hungarian-language publications ⓘ publications about Hungary ⓘ works by Hungarian authors ⓘ
collectionType	Hungarica ⓘ audiovisual materials ⓘ books ⓘ digital documents ⓘ early printed books ⓘ incunabula ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ music scores ⓘ periodicals ⓘ
country	Hungary ⓘ
foundedBy	Count Ferenc Széchényi ⓘ linked to: Ferenc Széchényi
hasCollection	manuscript collection of Hungarian historical documents ⓘ music history collection ⓘ national map collection of Hungary ⓘ national newspaper collection of Hungary ⓘ old and rare books collection ⓘ theatre history collection ⓘ
hasLegalDepositSystem	yes ⓘ
hasMainBuilding	Buda Castle F building ⓘ linked to: Buda Castle
hasReadingRooms	yes ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.oszk.hu/ ⓘ
inception	1802 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Hungarian ⓘ
legalDepositLibraryFor	Hungary ⓘ
locatedIn	Buda ⓘ Buda Castle ⓘ Budapest ⓘ Budavár ⓘ Castle District of Buda ⓘ linked to: Castle Hill, Budapest Central Hungary ⓘ Europe ⓘ
namedAfter	Count Ferenc Széchényi ⓘ linked to: Ferenc Széchényi
nativeLabel	Országos Széchényi Könyvtár ⓘ linked to: National Széchényi Library
offersService	digital library access ⓘ interlibrary loan ⓘ on-site reading ⓘ reprography ⓘ
operatedBy	Government of Hungary ⓘ linked to: Hungarian government
ownedBy	Hungarian state ⓘ
primaryRole	national bibliographic control ⓘ preservation of Hungarian written cultural heritage ⓘ public access to collections ⓘ research support ⓘ
shortName	OSZK ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

District I (Castle District) → contains → National Széchényi Library ⓘ

Buda Castle → houses → National Széchényi Library ⓘ

Funeral Sermon and Prayer → location → National Széchényi Library ⓘ

Matthias Corvinus → notableWork → Bibliotheca Corviniana ⓘ

linked to: National Széchényi Library

Castle Hill (Budapest) → hasPart → National Széchényi Library ⓘ

subject linked to: Castle Hill

Budavár → contains → National Széchényi Library ⓘ

Pray Codex → currentLocation → National Széchényi Library ⓘ

National Széchényi Library → nativeLabel → Országos Széchényi Könyvtár ⓘ