Perthes-lès-Hurlus
E369820
Perthes-lès-Hurlus is a former village in northeastern France that became a World War I battlefield site, notably associated with the death of German Expressionist painter August Macke.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perthes-lès-Hurlus canonical | 1 |
| Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3567897 — 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: Perthes-lès-Hurlus Context triple: [August Macke, placeOfDeath, Perthes-lès-Hurlus]
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A.
Vaux-sur-Sûre
Vaux-sur-Sûre is a rural municipality in the Luxembourg province of Wallonia in southeastern Belgium, known for its agricultural landscape and proximity to the Sûre River.
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B.
Fauvillers
Fauvillers is a rural municipality in the province of Luxembourg in Wallonia, Belgium, known for its small villages and countryside landscapes.
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C.
Marly-le-Roi
Marly-le-Roi is a historic suburban town in the Île-de-France region near Paris, known for its royal park, former royal residence, and picturesque landscapes that attracted Impressionist painters.
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D.
Ducos
Ducos is a French surname most notably borne by Pierre-Roger Ducos, a political figure during the French Revolution and the Consulate.
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E.
Olbreuse
Olbreuse is a small locality in western France historically notable as the ancestral seat of the noble d’Olbreuse family.
- 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: Perthes-lès-Hurlus Target entity description: Perthes-lès-Hurlus is a former village in northeastern France that became a World War I battlefield site, notably associated with the death of German Expressionist painter August Macke.
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A.
Vaux-sur-Sûre
Vaux-sur-Sûre is a rural municipality in the Luxembourg province of Wallonia in southeastern Belgium, known for its agricultural landscape and proximity to the Sûre River.
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B.
Fauvillers
Fauvillers is a rural municipality in the province of Luxembourg in Wallonia, Belgium, known for its small villages and countryside landscapes.
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C.
Marly-le-Roi
Marly-le-Roi is a historic suburban town in the Île-de-France region near Paris, known for its royal park, former royal residence, and picturesque landscapes that attracted Impressionist painters.
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D.
Ducos
Ducos is a French surname most notably borne by Pierre-Roger Ducos, a political figure during the French Revolution and the Consulate.
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E.
Olbreuse
Olbreuse is a small locality in western France historically notable as the ancestral seat of the noble d’Olbreuse family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battlefield site
ⓘ
destroyed village ⓘ former commune ⓘ |
| adminChange | merged into new commune of Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German–French fighting in Champagne sector ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeathOf | August Macke ⓘ |
| category | ghost town in France ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | French military remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Western Front of World War I
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Front
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
military cemetery area ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| formerPopulationStatus | village depopulated by war ⓘ |
| frontLinePeriod | 1914–1915 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
French military cemetery at Perthes-lès-Hurlus
ⓘ
monuments to the dead of World War I ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | village détruit de la Marne ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne
ⓘ
Canton of Suippes ⓘ Champagne front of World War I ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Marne department ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerRegion | Champagne-Ardenne ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Champagne ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Grand Est ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hurlus
ⓘ
Massiges ⓘ Souain ⓘ Suippes ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus
ⓘ
linked to:
Perthes-lès-Hurlus
|
| notableFeature |
shell craters
ⓘ
trench warfare remains ⓘ |
| notableFor | death of German Expressionist painter August Macke in 1914 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Zone (Zone rouge)
ⓘ
linked to:
Zone rouge
network of destroyed villages of the Marne ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Champagne (1914–1915)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Battle of Champagne
First Battle of Champagne ⓘ Second Battle of Champagne ⓘ |
| status |
not rebuilt after World War I
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| terrainType | open chalk plateau ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDestruction | early years of World War I ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning | Perthes near Hurlus ⓘ |
| warGraves |
French soldiers
ⓘ
German soldiers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perthes-lès-Hurlus Description of subject: Perthes-lès-Hurlus is a former village in northeastern France that became a World War I battlefield site, notably associated with the death of German Expressionist painter August Macke.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Perthes-lès-Hurlus