flag of Basel-Landschaft
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The flag of Basel-Landschaft is a Swiss cantonal banner featuring a red crosier (bishop’s staff) with seven notches on a white field, symbolizing the region’s historical ecclesiastical authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flag of Basel-Landschaft canonical | 2 |
| Flag of Basel-Landschaft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5562719 — 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: flag of Basel-Landschaft Context triple: [BL, associatedWithFlag, flag of Basel-Landschaft]
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A.
Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
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B.
flag of Bütgenbach
The flag of Bütgenbach is the official municipal banner representing the Belgian town of Bütgenbach, typically incorporating its local heraldic colors and symbols.
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C.
Flag of Büllingen
The Flag of Büllingen is the official municipal banner representing the Belgian town of Büllingen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
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D.
flag of Baden-Württemberg
The flag of Baden-Württemberg is a horizontal black-over-gold bicolor featuring the state’s coat of arms, symbolizing the German state formed from the historic regions of Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern.
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E.
Swiss flag
The Swiss flag is the national flag of Switzerland, featuring a bold white cross on a red square background and symbolizing the country's neutrality, heritage, and identity.
- 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: flag of Basel-Landschaft Target entity description: The flag of Basel-Landschaft is a Swiss cantonal banner featuring a red crosier (bishop’s staff) with seven notches on a white field, symbolizing the region’s historical ecclesiastical authority.
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A.
Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
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B.
flag of Bütgenbach
The flag of Bütgenbach is the official municipal banner representing the Belgian town of Bütgenbach, typically incorporating its local heraldic colors and symbols.
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C.
Flag of Büllingen
The Flag of Büllingen is the official municipal banner representing the Belgian town of Büllingen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
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D.
flag of Baden-Württemberg
The flag of Baden-Württemberg is a horizontal black-over-gold bicolor featuring the state’s coat of arms, symbolizing the German state formed from the historic regions of Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern.
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E.
Swiss flag
The Swiss flag is the national flag of Switzerland, featuring a bold white cross on a red square background and symbolizing the country's neutrality, heritage, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantonal flag
ⓘ
flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liestal
ⓘ
coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ |
| backgroundShape | rectangular banner ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Swiss heraldic tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Basel-Landschaft
ⓘ
Flags of cantons of Switzerland ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| contrastWith | black crosier of Basel-Stadt ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| depicts |
bishop’s staff
ⓘ
crosier ⓘ |
| designElement |
red crosier with seven notches
ⓘ
white field ⓘ |
| fieldDivision | plain (undivided) field ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | northwestern Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasOfficialProportions | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialDescription | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in cantonal law ⓘ |
| numberOfNotchesOnCrosier | 7 ⓘ |
| officialIn | Canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ |
| orientationOfCrosier | upright ⓘ |
| relatedTo | flag of Basel-Stadt ⓘ |
| represents | Canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ |
| scriptDirectionOfCrosier | left-facing ⓘ |
| sharesSymbolWith | coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ |
| status | official cantonal symbol ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Roman Catholic bishopric influence
ⓘ
ecclesiastical authority ⓘ historical connection to the Bishopric of Basel ⓘ historical ecclesiastical authority of the region ⓘ |
| symbolType | heraldic flag ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Basel-Landschaft cantonal authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Regierungsrat des Kantons Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Landschaft government ⓘ
linked to:
Regierungsrat des Kantons Basel-Landschaft
Canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Swiss national events
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cantonal celebrations ⓘ |
| usedOn |
cantonal institutions in Basel-Landschaft
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official documents of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ public buildings in Basel-Landschaft ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: flag of Basel-Landschaft Description of subject: The flag of Basel-Landschaft is a Swiss cantonal banner featuring a red crosier (bishop’s staff) with seven notches on a white field, symbolizing the region’s historical ecclesiastical authority.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: flag of Basel-Landschaft