Zamek Żupny

E382449

castle complex historic monument museum

Zamek Żupny is a historic castle complex in Wieliczka, Poland, that served as the administrative and residential center of the royal salt mines and is now a museum.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Zamek Żupny canonical	1
Żupny Castle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3722441 — 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: Zamek Żupny
Context triple: [Saltworks Castle, hasNameInPolish, Zamek Żupny]

A. Ogrodzieniec Castle
Ogrodzieniec Castle is a picturesque ruined medieval stronghold in southern Poland, famed for its dramatic limestone hilltop setting and role in the historic Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.
B. Sucha Beskidzka Castle
Sucha Beskidzka Castle is a historic Renaissance residence in southern Poland, often called the "Little Wawel" for its arcaded courtyard and architectural resemblance to Kraków’s royal castle.
C. Będzin Castle
Będzin Castle is a medieval fortress in southern Poland, historically guarding the western border of the Kingdom of Poland and now serving as a museum and prominent tourist attraction.
D. Ojców Castle
Ojców Castle is a medieval fortress in southern Poland, now a picturesque ruin and popular tourist attraction within the limestone landscapes of Ojców National Park.
E. Smoleń Castle
Smoleń Castle is a medieval fortress ruin in southern Poland, known for its picturesque hilltop setting among the limestone outcrops of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
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: Zamek Żupny
Target entity description: Zamek Żupny is a historic castle complex in Wieliczka, Poland, that served as the administrative and residential center of the royal salt mines and is now a museum.

A. Ogrodzieniec Castle
Ogrodzieniec Castle is a picturesque ruined medieval stronghold in southern Poland, famed for its dramatic limestone hilltop setting and role in the historic Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.
B. Sucha Beskidzka Castle
Sucha Beskidzka Castle is a historic Renaissance residence in southern Poland, often called the "Little Wawel" for its arcaded courtyard and architectural resemblance to Kraków’s royal castle.
C. Będzin Castle
Będzin Castle is a medieval fortress in southern Poland, historically guarding the western border of the Kingdom of Poland and now serving as a museum and prominent tourist attraction.
D. Ojców Castle
Ojców Castle is a medieval fortress in southern Poland, now a picturesque ruin and popular tourist attraction within the limestone landscapes of Ojców National Park.
E. Smoleń Castle
Smoleń Castle is a medieval fortress ruin in southern Poland, known for its picturesque hilltop setting among the limestone outcrops of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle complex ⓘ historic monument ⓘ museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ
category	Castles in Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ Museums in Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Poland ⓘ
coordinateLocation	50.060°N 20.049°E ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of royal salt mining in Poland ⓘ
formerUse	administrative center of royal salt mines ⓘ residence of salt mine officials ⓘ
hasExhibition	archaeological finds from Wieliczka ⓘ art related to salt mines ⓘ history of salt mining ⓘ
hasPart	administrative buildings ⓘ castle courtyard ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Polish national heritage monument ⓘ Pomnik historii (Historic Monument of Poland) ⓘ linked to: Pomnik historii UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception	13th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Wieliczka ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ Wieliczka County ⓘ
locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory	Diocese of Kraków ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Kraków
locatedInTime	Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedNear	Kraków ⓘ
locatedNextTo	Wieliczka Salt Mine ⓘ linked to: Wieliczka Salt Mine Museum
materialUsed	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://muzeum.wieliczka.pl ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Muzeum Żup Krakowskich Wieliczka ⓘ linked to: Zamek Żupny w Wieliczce
ownedBy	Żup Krakowskich Salt Mines Museum ⓘ linked to: Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
partOf	Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines World Heritage Site ⓘ linked to: Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
protectionStatus	legally protected monument ⓘ
significantBuildingPhase	14th century expansion ⓘ 16th century reconstruction ⓘ
significantEvent	administration of royal salt mines ⓘ
startTime	13th century ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
use	cultural venue ⓘ museum ⓘ