international commission for navigation of the Danube
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The international commission for navigation of the Danube was a multinational river authority created in the 19th century to regulate and ensure free and safe navigation along the Danube River.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danube Commission | 4 |
| European Commission of the Danube | 1 |
| international commission for navigation of the Danube canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1429183 — 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: international commission for navigation of the Danube Context triple: [Treaty of Paris (1856), established, international commission for navigation of the Danube]
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A.
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River is an international organization that coordinates cooperation among Danube basin countries to protect and sustainably manage the Danube River and its tributaries.
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B.
International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
The International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates cross-border efforts to protect, manage, and restore the Rhine River and its ecosystem among the countries through which it flows.
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C.
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.
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D.
Danube River Protection Convention
The Danube River Protection Convention is an international agreement among Danube basin countries aimed at coordinating efforts to protect and sustainably manage the river’s water quality and ecosystems.
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E.
Danube region
The Danube region is a historically and economically significant area encompassing the lands along the Danube River in Central and Eastern Europe.
- 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: international commission for navigation of the Danube Target entity description: The international commission for navigation of the Danube was a multinational river authority created in the 19th century to regulate and ensure free and safe navigation along the Danube River.
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A.
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River is an international organization that coordinates cooperation among Danube basin countries to protect and sustainably manage the Danube River and its tributaries.
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B.
International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
The International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates cross-border efforts to protect, manage, and restore the Rhine River and its ecosystem among the countries through which it flows.
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C.
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.
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D.
Danube River Protection Convention
The Danube River Protection Convention is an international agreement among Danube basin countries aimed at coordinating efforts to protect and sustainably manage the river’s water quality and ecosystems.
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E.
Danube region
The Danube region is a historically and economically significant area encompassing the lands along the Danube River in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
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international river commission ⓘ navigation authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Danube
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surface form:
Danube River
|
| appliesToSection |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
lower Danube
maritime Danube ⓘ |
| basedOnTreaty | Treaty of Paris (1856) ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria ⓘ Germany ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Serbia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| foundedAfterEvent | Crimean War ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
adoption of navigation regulations
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collection of navigation statistics ⓘ construction of lighthouses and beacons ⓘ dredging of navigation channels ⓘ hydrographic surveying ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Galați
ⓘ
Sulina ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | international section of the Danube River ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | international treaty ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Sardinia ⓘ Serbia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
ensuring free navigation on the Danube River
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ensuring safe navigation on the Danube River ⓘ harmonization of navigation rules on the Danube ⓘ maintenance of fairways and river works on the Danube ⓘ regulation of navigation on the Danube River ⓘ |
| inception | 1856 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| regulates |
buoyage and signaling on the Danube
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navigation regulations on the Danube ⓘ pilotage on the Danube ⓘ river engineering works on the Danube ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
international commission for navigation of the Danube
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
European Commission of the Danube
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: international commission for navigation of the Danube Description of subject: The international commission for navigation of the Danube was a multinational river authority created in the 19th century to regulate and ensure free and safe navigation along the Danube River.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European inland shipping network
→
regulatedBy
→
international commission for navigation of the Danube
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this entity surface form:
Danube Commission
this entity surface form:
Danube Commission
international commission for navigation of the Danube
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replacedBy
→
international commission for navigation of the Danube
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
International Commission for Navigation of the Danube
this entity surface form:
European Commission of the Danube
International Sava River Basin Commission
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cooperatesWith
→
international commission for navigation of the Danube
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Danube Commission
Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine
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cooperatesWith
→
international commission for navigation of the Danube
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this entity surface form:
Danube Commission