Fortress Honswijk
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Fortress Honswijk is a 19th-century Dutch military fortification that formed part of the historic New Dutch Water Line defensive system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortress Honswijk canonical | 1 |
| Stichting Fort Honswijk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8170247 — 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: Fortress Honswijk Context triple: [Dutch Water Line, hasPart, Fortress Honswijk]
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A.
Speelwijk Fortress
Speelwijk Fortress is a historic Dutch colonial fortification in Old Banten, Indonesia, built in the 17th century to protect and control regional trade routes.
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B.
Fortress Hellevoetsluis
Fortress Hellevoetsluis is a historic coastal fortification in the Dutch town of Hellevoetsluis, known for its maritime defense role and well-preserved military architecture.
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C.
Verwoerdburg
Verwoerdburg was the former name of part of the modern South African city of Centurion, historically associated with the apartheid-era figure Hendrik Verwoerd.
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D.
Fort Sint Pieter
Fort Sint Pieter is a historic 18th-century fortress on the southern edge of Maastricht, Netherlands, built to defend the city and now a popular tourist site with panoramic views and underground tunnels.
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E.
Fort Vijfhuizen
Fort Vijfhuizen is a historic Dutch fort that forms part of the UNESCO-listed Defence Line of Amsterdam, now often used for cultural and recreational purposes.
- 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: Fortress Honswijk Target entity description: Fortress Honswijk is a 19th-century Dutch military fortification that formed part of the historic New Dutch Water Line defensive system.
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A.
Speelwijk Fortress
Speelwijk Fortress is a historic Dutch colonial fortification in Old Banten, Indonesia, built in the 17th century to protect and control regional trade routes.
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B.
Fortress Hellevoetsluis
Fortress Hellevoetsluis is a historic coastal fortification in the Dutch town of Hellevoetsluis, known for its maritime defense role and well-preserved military architecture.
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C.
Verwoerdburg
Verwoerdburg was the former name of part of the modern South African city of Centurion, historically associated with the apartheid-era figure Hendrik Verwoerd.
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D.
Fort Sint Pieter
Fort Sint Pieter is a historic 18th-century fortress on the southern edge of Maastricht, Netherlands, built to defend the city and now a popular tourist site with panoramic views and underground tunnels.
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E.
Fort Vijfhuizen
Fort Vijfhuizen is a historic Dutch fort that forms part of the UNESCO-listed Defence Line of Amsterdam, now often used for cultural and recreational purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century military architecture ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1848 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1840 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| designedToProtect |
New Dutch Water Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Water Line
|
| hasAccess | dike road along the Lek ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 51.982 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 5.190 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bombproof barracks
ⓘ
earthen embankments ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ moat ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Rijksmonument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStatus | national monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houten
ⓘ
province of Utrecht ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Utrecht
|
| locatedInRegion |
Randstad
ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
central Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Everdingen
ⓘ
Schalkwijk ⓘ Werk aan de Korte Uitweg ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lek River ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Utrecht ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Culemborg ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Lek ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator |
Stichting Fort Honswijk
ⓘ
linked to:
Fortress Honswijk
|
| ownedBy | municipality of Houten ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch Water Lines
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Water Line
New Dutch Water Line ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Water Line
defensive ring around Utrecht ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionHistorical | protection of inundation area of New Dutch Water Line ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural venue
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense
ⓘ
flood-based defense ⓘ protection of access routes to Utrecht ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fortress Honswijk Description of subject: Fortress Honswijk is a 19th-century Dutch military fortification that formed part of the historic New Dutch Water Line defensive system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fortress Honswijk