Lindau lighthouse
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Lindau lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany, known for marking the entrance to Lindau’s harbor alongside the iconic Bavarian Lion sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lindau lighthouse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6800649 — 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: Lindau lighthouse Context triple: [Lindau, hasLandmark, Lindau lighthouse]
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A.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
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B.
Dornbusch Lighthouse
Dornbusch Lighthouse is a prominent historic beacon on the German Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee, known for guiding maritime traffic and serving as a local landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Borðan lighthouse
Borðan lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the island of Nólsoy in the Faroe Islands, guiding maritime traffic through the surrounding North Atlantic waters.
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D.
Piran lighthouse
Piran lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the tip of the Piran peninsula on Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, serving as a prominent maritime and tourist landmark.
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E.
Trintelhaven lighthouse
Trintelhaven lighthouse is a navigational beacon located along the Houtribdijk causeway in the Netherlands, guiding ships across the Markermeer and IJsselmeer.
- 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: Lindau lighthouse Target entity description: Lindau lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany, known for marking the entrance to Lindau’s harbor alongside the iconic Bavarian Lion sculpture.
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A.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
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B.
Dornbusch Lighthouse
Dornbusch Lighthouse is a prominent historic beacon on the German Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee, known for guiding maritime traffic and serving as a local landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Borðan lighthouse
Borðan lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the island of Nólsoy in the Faroe Islands, guiding maritime traffic through the surrounding North Atlantic waters.
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D.
Piran lighthouse
Piran lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the tip of the Piran peninsula on Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, serving as a prominent maritime and tourist landmark.
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E.
Trintelhaven lighthouse
Trintelhaven lighthouse is a navigational beacon located along the Houtribdijk causeway in the Netherlands, guiding ships across the Markermeer and IJsselmeer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bavarian Lion sculpture ⓘ |
| builtFor | navigation on Lake Constance ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Lindau
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Germany ⓘ Tourist attractions in Bavaria ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1856 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1853 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 47.546°N 9.684°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function | harbor entrance light ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clock faces on the tower
ⓘ
gallery near the top ⓘ lantern room ⓘ |
| hasStaircaseType | spiral staircase ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Lake Constance ⓘ Lindau old town ⓘ
linked to:
Lindau
|
| height |
33 m
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about 108 ft ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| laterLightSource |
electric light
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gas ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing light ⓘ |
| locatedAtWaterBody | Obersee (eastern part of Lake Constance) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
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Germany ⓘ Lindau ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Constance ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | Bavarian Lion sculpture ⓘ |
| marks | entrance to Lindau harbor ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| municipality |
Lindau (Bodensee)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lindau
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| near |
Austrian border
ⓘ
Swiss border ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | multiple levels ⓘ |
| operator | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt (Waterways and Shipping Authority) ⓘ |
| originalLightSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| owner |
Free State of Bavaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal state of Bavaria
|
| region | Swabia (Bavaria) ⓘ |
| state | Bavaria ⓘ |
| style | historicist architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lindau lighthouse Description of subject: Lindau lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany, known for marking the entrance to Lindau’s harbor alongside the iconic Bavarian Lion sculpture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.