Geislinger Steige
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Geislinger Steige is a steep and historically significant railway incline in Germany, renowned as an early engineering feat of the Fils Valley Railway through the Swabian Jura.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geislinger Steige canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8017947 — 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: Geislinger Steige Context triple: [Fils Valley Railway, hasStructure, Geislinger Steige]
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A.
Schubertring
Schubertring is a section of Vienna’s historic Ringstrasse boulevard, known for its elegant 19th-century architecture and proximity to major cultural landmarks.
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B.
Bergmannstraße
Bergmannstraße is a notable street in Berlin, Germany, known for its lively mix of cafés, shops, and historic sites including the Luisenstädtischer Friedhof cemetery.
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C.
Chausseestraße
Chausseestraße is a major historic street in Berlin, Germany, known for its cultural landmarks and central location.
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D.
Voßstraße
Voßstraße is a street in central Berlin, Germany, historically notable for hosting key government buildings of the German Empire and Nazi era near Potsdamer Platz and the government quarter.
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E.
Eichhornstraße
Eichhornstraße is a street in central Berlin, Germany, located near Leipziger Platz in the city’s historic and commercial district.
- 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: Geislinger Steige Target entity description: Geislinger Steige is a steep and historically significant railway incline in Germany, renowned as an early engineering feat of the Fils Valley Railway through the Swabian Jura.
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A.
Schubertring
Schubertring is a section of Vienna’s historic Ringstrasse boulevard, known for its elegant 19th-century architecture and proximity to major cultural landmarks.
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B.
Bergmannstraße
Bergmannstraße is a notable street in Berlin, Germany, known for its lively mix of cafés, shops, and historic sites including the Luisenstädtischer Friedhof cemetery.
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C.
Chausseestraße
Chausseestraße is a major historic street in Berlin, Germany, known for its cultural landmarks and central location.
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D.
Voßstraße
Voßstraße is a street in central Berlin, Germany, historically notable for hosting key government buildings of the German Empire and Nazi era near Potsdamer Platz and the government quarter.
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E.
Eichhornstraße
Eichhornstraße is a street in central Berlin, Germany, located near Leipziger Platz in the city’s historic and commercial district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway incline
ⓘ
railway line section ⓘ |
| connects |
Amstetten (Württemberg)
ⓘ
linked to:
Meßstetten
Geislingen an der Steige ⓘ |
| constructionType | adhesion railway ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses | northern escarpment of the Swabian Jura ⓘ |
| designedFor | overcoming steep elevation between Fils Valley and Alb plateau ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | steep ascent on a mainline route ⓘ |
| heritage | considered a landmark of German railway engineering ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early major railway engineering feat in Germany ⓘ |
| importance | key link between Stuttgart and Ulm ⓘ |
| inclineType | continuous gradient ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Swabian Jura ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Göppingen ⓘ |
| locatedOn | railway route Stuttgart–Ulm ⓘ |
| maximumGradient |
about 1:44
ⓘ
about 22.5 ‰ ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Geislingen an der Steige ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Geislingen incline ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the steepest mainline railway sections in Germany ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1850 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf | Fils Valley Railway ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Geislingen an der Steige ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Fils Valley Railway ⓘ |
| region | Fils Valley ⓘ |
| servedBy |
long-distance trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport across the Swabian Jura escarpment ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geislinger Steige Description of subject: Geislinger Steige is a steep and historically significant railway incline in Germany, renowned as an early engineering feat of the Fils Valley Railway through the Swabian Jura.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.