Rijkswaterstaat
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Rijkswaterstaat is the Dutch national agency responsible for the design, construction, management, and maintenance of the Netherlands’ main infrastructure networks for water, roads, and waterways.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T619143 — 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: Rijkswaterstaat Context triple: [Oesterdam, operator, Rijkswaterstaat]
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A.
Rijksvastgoedbedrijf
Rijksvastgoedbedrijf is the Dutch national real estate agency responsible for managing and maintaining government buildings and properties in the Netherlands.
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B.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen is the principal Dutch railway company responsible for most passenger train services across the Netherlands.
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C.
ProRail
ProRail is the Dutch government-owned company responsible for managing and maintaining the national railway infrastructure in the Netherlands.
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D.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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E.
Government of the Netherlands
The Government of the Netherlands is the national executive authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, responsible for formulating and implementing public policy, administering state affairs, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
- 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: Rijkswaterstaat Target entity description: Rijkswaterstaat is the Dutch national agency responsible for the design, construction, management, and maintenance of the Netherlands’ main infrastructure networks for water, roads, and waterways.
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A.
Rijksvastgoedbedrijf
Rijksvastgoedbedrijf is the Dutch national real estate agency responsible for managing and maintaining government buildings and properties in the Netherlands.
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B.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen is the principal Dutch railway company responsible for most passenger train services across the Netherlands.
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C.
ProRail
ProRail is the Dutch government-owned company responsible for managing and maintaining the national railway infrastructure in the Netherlands.
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D.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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E.
Government of the Netherlands
The Government of the Netherlands is the national executive authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, responsible for formulating and implementing public policy, administering state affairs, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive agency
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government agency ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
municipalities in the Netherlands
ⓘ
provincial governments of the Netherlands ⓘ water boards in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| employerOf |
civil servants
ⓘ
engineers ⓘ hydrologists ⓘ traffic managers ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersLocation | The Hague ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Utrecht ⓘ |
| inception | 1798 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| mandate |
construction of national infrastructure
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design of national infrastructure ⓘ maintenance of national infrastructure ⓘ management of national infrastructure ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| nativeName | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| notableProject |
A2 motorway expansions
ⓘ
A4 motorway expansions ⓘ Afsluitdijk ⓘ Coen Tunnel ⓘ
linked to:
First Coen Tunnel
Delta Works ⓘ Haringvlietdam ⓘ Maeslantkering storm surge barrier ⓘ
linked to:
Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier ⓘ Velser Tunnel ⓘ
linked to:
Maastunnel
Zuiderzee Works ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch central government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Netherlands
|
| responsibleFor |
dykes and levees
ⓘ
flood protection infrastructure ⓘ main water systems ⓘ major bridges ⓘ major tunnels ⓘ national highways ⓘ national waterways ⓘ storm surge barriers ⓘ traffic management on national roads ⓘ water quality management in main waters ⓘ waterway traffic management ⓘ |
| sector |
infrastructure
ⓘ
public works ⓘ transport ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| shortName | RWS ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOrganization |
Rijkswaterstaat Central Information Services
ⓘ
linked to:
Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat Corporate Services ⓘ
linked to:
Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat Major Projects and Maintenance ⓘ
linked to:
Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat Water, Traffic and Environment ⓘ
linked to:
Rijkswaterstaat
|
| website | https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rijkswaterstaat Description of subject: Rijkswaterstaat is the Dutch national agency responsible for the design, construction, management, and maintenance of the Netherlands’ main infrastructure networks for water, roads, and waterways.
Referenced by (100)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Coen Tunnel (via connected waterways)
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
→
regulatesWith
→
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to: Rijkswaterstaat
subject linked to:
Cruquius
linked to: Rijkswaterstaat
linked to: Rijkswaterstaat
linked to: Rijkswaterstaat
linked to: Rijkswaterstaat
subject linked to:
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier
subject linked to:
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier
subject linked to:
Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier
subject linked to:
Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier