Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya)
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Het Behouden Huys was the improvised wooden shelter on Novaya Zemlya where Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz and his crew overwintered during their ill-fated Arctic voyage of 1596–1597.
All labels observed (1)
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| Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2013933 — 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: Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) Context triple: [Willem Barentsz, built, Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya)]
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Bimhuis
Bimhuis is a renowned Amsterdam concert venue known primarily for its cutting-edge jazz and improvised music performances.
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Scholte House Museum
Scholte House Museum is a historic home and museum in Pella, Iowa, that preserves the legacy of the town’s Dutch founder, Dominie Hendrik Scholte, and showcases 19th-century Dutch-American life.
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Wildhaus
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Bavinger House
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Huis Sorghvliet
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- 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: Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) Target entity description: Het Behouden Huys was the improvised wooden shelter on Novaya Zemlya where Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz and his crew overwintered during their ill-fated Arctic voyage of 1596–1597.
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A.
Bimhuis
Bimhuis is a renowned Amsterdam concert venue known primarily for its cutting-edge jazz and improvised music performances.
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B.
Scholte House Museum
Scholte House Museum is a historic home and museum in Pella, Iowa, that preserves the legacy of the town’s Dutch founder, Dominie Hendrik Scholte, and showcases 19th-century Dutch-American life.
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C.
Wildhaus
Wildhaus is a village in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, known as the alpine birthplace of Protestant reformer Huldrych Zwingli.
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D.
Bavinger House
Bavinger House was an experimental, organic modernist residence in Norman, Oklahoma, celebrated for its spiraling stone structure and unconventional, nature-integrated design by architect Bruce Goff.
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E.
Huis Sorghvliet
Huis Sorghvliet was the original name of the 17th-century estate in The Hague that later became known as the Catshuis, the official residence of the Dutch Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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wintering shelter ⓘ wooden hut ⓘ |
| artifactsHeldAt |
Fries Museum
ⓘ
Rijksmuseum ⓘ
surface form:
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
|
| artifactsRecoveredFrom | Novaya Zemlya site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions
ⓘ
surface form:
Third voyage of Willem Barentsz
search for the Northeast Passage ⓘ |
| builtBy | crew of Willem Barentsz ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| constructedFrom |
driftwood
ⓘ
timber salvaged from the ship ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 1596 ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| crewDepartedFrom | the hut in open boats in 1597 ⓘ |
| discoveredRemainsIn | 1871 ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Gerrit de Veer ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Gerrit de Veer’s journal ⓘ |
| event |
overwintering of Dutch Arctic expedition
ⓘ
survival of Barentsz’s crew in extreme Arctic conditions ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Willem Barentsz ⓘ |
| expeditionPatron | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Het Behouden Huys ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
double walls filled with insulating material
ⓘ
fireplace or stove ⓘ raised sleeping platforms ⓘ |
| inspired | reconstructions in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
|
| locatedOn | Novaya Zemlya ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | safe return (behouden) of the crew ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions
ⓘ
surface form:
“Nova Zembla” (Dutch cultural depictions of the voyage)
|
| remainsDiscoveredBy | Norwegian seal hunters ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Dutch Arctic exploration
ⓘ
endurance in polar conditions ⓘ |
| temperatureCondition | extreme cold ⓘ |
| threat |
polar bears
ⓘ
scurvy ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Discovery ⓘ |
| translationOfName | The Saved House ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Willem Barentsz
ⓘ
crew of Willem Barentsz ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions
ⓘ
surface form:
1596–1597 Arctic voyage of Willem Barentsz
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| usedFor | overwintering ⓘ |
| usedIn | winter of 1596–1597 ⓘ |
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Subject: Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) Description of subject: Het Behouden Huys was the improvised wooden shelter on Novaya Zemlya where Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz and his crew overwintered during their ill-fated Arctic voyage of 1596–1597.
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