Swiss cantons
E152733
The Swiss cantons are the 26 semi-sovereign member states of the Swiss Confederation, each with its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss cantons canonical | 9 |
| Swiss federalism | 2 |
| Catholic cantons | 1 |
| Catholic conservative cantons | 1 |
| Sonderbund cantons | 1 |
| Swiss cantonal authorities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1298365 — 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: Swiss cantons Context triple: [Swiss National Bank, owner, Swiss cantons]
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A.
Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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B.
canton of Bern
The canton of Bern is a large, predominantly German-speaking canton in west-central Switzerland that includes the federal capital city of Bern and encompasses diverse landscapes from the Swiss Plateau to the Alps.
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C.
Canton of Valais
The Canton of Valais is a mountainous region in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, vineyards, and major ski resorts such as Zermatt and Verbier.
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D.
République et Canton du Jura
République et Canton du Jura is the French-speaking Swiss canton in the northwest of the country known for its Jura Mountains, watchmaking tradition, and strong regional identity.
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E.
Reuss principalities
The Reuss principalities were a group of small, related German states ruled by different branches of the House of Reuss within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation.
- 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: Swiss cantons Target entity description: The Swiss cantons are the 26 semi-sovereign member states of the Swiss Confederation, each with its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts.
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A.
Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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B.
canton of Bern
The canton of Bern is a large, predominantly German-speaking canton in west-central Switzerland that includes the federal capital city of Bern and encompasses diverse landscapes from the Swiss Plateau to the Alps.
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C.
Canton of Valais
The Canton of Valais is a mountainous region in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, vineyards, and major ski resorts such as Zermatt and Verbier.
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D.
République et Canton du Jura
République et Canton du Jura is the French-speaking Swiss canton in the northwest of the country known for its Jura Mountains, watchmaking tradition, and strong regional identity.
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E.
Reuss principalities
The Reuss principalities were a group of small, related German states ruled by different branches of the House of Reuss within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
member state of a federal state ⓘ |
| cooperateThrough | Conference of Cantonal Governments ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| currentStructureDefinedBy | Federal Constitution of 1848 ⓘ |
| earliestCantons |
Schwyz
ⓘ
Unterwalden ⓘ Uri ⓘ |
| exercise | residual powers not delegated to the Confederation ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | semi-sovereign ⓘ |
| haveCapitalCity | cantonal capital (varies by canton) ⓘ |
| haveCompetenceIn |
education policy
ⓘ
healthcare organization ⓘ police and public security ⓘ |
| haveDirectDemocracyInstruments |
popular initiative
ⓘ
referendum ⓘ |
| haveLegislatureType | unicameral parliament in most cantons ⓘ |
| haveOfficialLanguages |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Romansh
|
| haveOwn |
cantonal constitution
ⓘ
cantonal courts ⓘ cantonal government ⓘ cantonal parliament ⓘ |
| haveTaxAuthority | power to levy cantonal taxes ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | medieval alliances of valley and city states ⓘ |
| include |
Canton of Aargau
ⓘ
canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden ⓘ Canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ Canton of Basel-Stadt ⓘ canton of Bern ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Bern
canton of Fribourg ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Fribourg
canton of Geneva ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Geneva
Canton of Glarus ⓘ canton of Graubünden ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Graubünden
Canton of Jura ⓘ Canton of Lucerne ⓘ Canton of Neuchâtel ⓘ canton of Nidwalden ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Nidwalden
canton of Obwalden ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Obwalden
canton of Schaffhausen ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Schaffhausen
canton of Schwyz ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Schwyz
canton of Solothurn ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Solothurn
Canton of St. Gallen ⓘ canton of Thurgau ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Thurgau
Canton of Ticino ⓘ canton of Uri ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Uri
Canton of Valais ⓘ Canton of Vaud ⓘ canton of Zug ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Zug
Canton of Zürich ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Zurich
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| numberOfMembers | 26 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| reorganizedUnder | Helvetic Republic ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of States of Switzerland
Swiss Federal Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
National Council of Switzerland
|
| sovereigntyLimitedBy |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Constitution
|
| statusConfirmedBy |
Federal Constitution of 1874
ⓘ
1999 Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Constitution of 1999
|
| were13MembersUntil | 1798 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss cantons Description of subject: The Swiss cantons are the 26 semi-sovereign member states of the Swiss Confederation, each with its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form:
Catholic cantons
this entity surface form:
Swiss federalism
this entity surface form:
Sonderbund cantons
this entity surface form:
Catholic conservative cantons
subject surface form:
Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form:
Swiss federalism
subject surface form:
swissuniversities
this entity surface form:
Swiss cantonal authorities