Old Rauma
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Old Rauma is a well-preserved medieval wooden town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rauma, Finland, known for its historic wooden architecture and narrow, winding streets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Rauma canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8942752 — 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: Old Rauma Context triple: [Rauma, hasPart, Old Rauma]
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Gamla
Gamla was an ancient Jewish stronghold on the Golan Heights, known for its dramatic siege and destruction by Roman forces during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Gamle Bybro
Gamle Bybro is a historic 17th-century wooden bridge in Trondheim, Norway, famed for its distinctive red arches and views over the Nidelva River and the Bakklandet district.
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C.
Garve
Garve is a small village and railway stop in the Scottish Highlands, situated on the route between Inverness and the west coast.
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D.
Ryhall
Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
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E.
Ryhall
Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, known for its historic church and rural character.
- 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: Old Rauma Target entity description: Old Rauma is a well-preserved medieval wooden town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rauma, Finland, known for its historic wooden architecture and narrow, winding streets.
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A.
Gamla
Gamla was an ancient Jewish stronghold on the Golan Heights, known for its dramatic siege and destruction by Roman forces during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Gamle Bybro
Gamle Bybro is a historic 17th-century wooden bridge in Trondheim, Norway, famed for its distinctive red arches and views over the Nidelva River and the Bakklandet district.
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C.
Garve
Garve is a small village and railway stop in the Scottish Highlands, situated on the route between Inverness and the west coast.
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D.
Ryhall
Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
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E.
Ryhall
Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, known for its historic church and rural character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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historic town ⓘ medieval town ⓘ wooden town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional wooden architecture ⓘ |
| area | about 0.3 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | cold temperate climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Kirsti House Museum
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Marela Museum House ⓘ Old Town Hall of Rauma ⓘ Rauma Church of the Holy Cross ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| governingBody |
City of Rauma
ⓘ
linked to:
Rauma
|
| hasFunction |
commercial area
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residential area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasHeritageJustification |
illustrates development of a Scandinavian town from the Middle Ages to the present
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outstanding example of a traditional Nordic wooden town ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| inception | 14th century ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rauma ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Satakunta ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Finland ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Bothnia ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Pori ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuously inhabited old town
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historic wooden houses ⓘ intact medieval street pattern ⓘ |
| numberOfBuildings | about 600 ⓘ |
| numberOfInhabitants | about 800 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Rauma ⓘ |
| partOfWorldHeritageSerialProperty | none (single site) ⓘ |
| preservationPolicy | strict building protection regulations ⓘ |
| region |
Western Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Finland Province
|
| significantEvent |
town fire of 1640
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town fire of 1682 ⓘ |
| streetLayout | narrow winding streets ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination in summer ⓘ |
| transport | pedestrian-friendly area ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 582 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Rauma Description of subject: Old Rauma is a well-preserved medieval wooden town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rauma, Finland, known for its historic wooden architecture and narrow, winding streets.
Referenced by (4)
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