Greater Berlin Act
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The Greater Berlin Act was a 1920 law that massively expanded Berlin’s boundaries by incorporating numerous surrounding towns and districts into a single unified city.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater Berlin Act canonical | 2 |
| Greater Berlin Act of 1920 | 2 |
| Groß-Berlin-Gesetz | 2 |
| Stadtverordnetenversammlung von Groß-Berlin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T686286 — 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: Greater Berlin Act Context triple: [Schöneberg, incorporatedInto, Greater Berlin Act]
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A.
British sector of Berlin
The British sector of Berlin was the portion of post–World War II Berlin administered by the United Kingdom as part of the Allied occupation, later forming one of the three Western sectors that made up West Berlin.
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B.
Young Union of Germany
The Young Union of Germany is the youth organization associated with Germany’s main center-right political parties, engaging young people in conservative and Christian democratic politics.
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C.
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss was the 1803 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that massively reorganized its territories through secularization and mediatization, leading to the dissolution of many ecclesiastical states.
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D.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
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E.
Senate of Berlin (West)
The Senate of Berlin (West) was the executive governing body of West Berlin during the period of the city's division in the Cold War.
- 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: Greater Berlin Act Target entity description: The Greater Berlin Act was a 1920 law that massively expanded Berlin’s boundaries by incorporating numerous surrounding towns and districts into a single unified city.
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A.
British sector of Berlin
The British sector of Berlin was the portion of post–World War II Berlin administered by the United Kingdom as part of the Allied occupation, later forming one of the three Western sectors that made up West Berlin.
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B.
Young Union of Germany
The Young Union of Germany is the youth organization associated with Germany’s main center-right political parties, engaging young people in conservative and Christian democratic politics.
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C.
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss was the 1803 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that massively reorganized its territories through secularization and mediatization, leading to the dissolution of many ecclesiastical states.
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D.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
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E.
Senate of Berlin (West)
The Senate of Berlin (West) was the executive governing body of West Berlin during the period of the city's division in the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German law
ⓘ
law ⓘ territorial reorganization act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
City of Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin
rural districts around Berlin ⓘ suburban municipalities around Berlin ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Berlin
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1920-04-27 ⓘ |
| effect |
incorporation of surrounding towns into Berlin
ⓘ
increase of Berlin’s administrative responsibilities ⓘ increase of Berlin’s population ⓘ massive expansion of Berlin’s municipal area ⓘ unification of Berlin and its suburbs into a single municipality ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1920-10-01 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
centralization of urban planning in Berlin
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formation of Greater Berlin as one of the largest cities in Europe by area ⓘ integration of multiple local administrations into a single city government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Weimar Republic era
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linked to:
Weimar Republic
|
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Prussian Landtag ⓘ |
| partOf | administrative history of Berlin ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1920 ⓘ |
| purpose | to create Greater Berlin by expanding the city’s boundaries ⓘ |
| reorganizedEntity |
Berlin
ⓘ
surrounding rural districts of Berlin ⓘ surrounding towns of Berlin ⓘ |
| subjectOf | territorial reform of Berlin ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Greater Berlin Act Description of subject: The Greater Berlin Act was a 1920 law that massively expanded Berlin’s boundaries by incorporating numerous surrounding towns and districts into a single unified city.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (Berlin House of Representatives)
linked to: Greater Berlin Act
linked to: Greater Berlin Act
linked to: Greater Berlin Act
linked to: Greater Berlin Act
linked to: Greater Berlin Act