Biggesee
E810109
Biggesee is a large artificial reservoir and popular recreational lake in Germany’s Sauerland region, known for water sports, camping, and scenic hiking areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biggesee canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9610382 — 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: Biggesee Context triple: [Sauerland, contains, Biggesee]
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A.
Brobenah
Brobenah is a rural locality within the Leeton Shire area of New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
Innisfil
Innisfil is a growing town in central Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe and known for its mix of rural landscapes, residential communities, and recreational waterfront.
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C.
Eging am See
Eging am See is a small Bavarian town in southeastern Germany known for its scenic lakeside setting and proximity to the Bavarian Forest.
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D.
Cierva Cove
Cierva Cove is a scenic bay on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its ice-filled waters, abundant wildlife, and surrounding glaciers.
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E.
Drongan
Drongan is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, historically associated with coal mining and rural community life.
- 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: Biggesee Target entity description: Biggesee is a large artificial reservoir and popular recreational lake in Germany’s Sauerland region, known for water sports, camping, and scenic hiking areas.
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A.
Brobenah
Brobenah is a rural locality within the Leeton Shire area of New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
Innisfil
Innisfil is a growing town in central Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe and known for its mix of rural landscapes, residential communities, and recreational waterfront.
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C.
Eging am See
Eging am See is a small Bavarian town in southeastern Germany known for its scenic lakeside setting and proximity to the Bavarian Forest.
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D.
Cierva Cove
Cierva Cove is a scenic bay on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its ice-filled waters, abundant wildlife, and surrounding glaciers.
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E.
Drongan
Drongan is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, historically associated with coal mining and rural community life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reservoir
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| createdByDam | Bigge Dam ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 327 metres ⓘ |
| floodProtectionFor | Ruhr area ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Biggesee passenger ships
ⓘ
viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
beaches
ⓘ
boat rental stations ⓘ campgrounds ⓘ marinas ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMotorway |
A4
ⓘ
A45 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRailwayStation | Attendorn-Biggesee station ⓘ |
| hasPart | Bigge Dam ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
Olpe district ⓘ Sauerland ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | nature and landscape conservation areas around Biggesee ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Bigge
ⓘ
Lenne ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 52 metres ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Attendorn
ⓘ
Olpe ⓘ |
| operator | Ruhrverband ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ruhr river basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr
|
| purpose |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ low‑water regulation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | South Westphalia ⓘ |
| shoreLength | about 44 kilometres ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 8.76 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
camping
ⓘ
diving ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| volume | about 172 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| waterManagementAuthority | Ruhrverband ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Biggesee Description of subject: Biggesee is a large artificial reservoir and popular recreational lake in Germany’s Sauerland region, known for water sports, camping, and scenic hiking areas.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.