Brussels–Charleroi Canal
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The Brussels–Charleroi Canal is a major Belgian waterway that connects the industrial city of Charleroi with Brussels, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brussels–Charleroi Canal canonical | 5 |
| Canal Bruxelles–Charleroi | 1 |
| Kanaal Brussel–Charleroi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2656682 — 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: Brussels–Charleroi Canal Context triple: [Senne, hasCanalParallel, Brussels–Charleroi Canal]
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A.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
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B.
Scheldt–Rhine Canal
The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
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C.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
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D.
Canal de l’Est
Canal de l’Est is a French inland waterway that links the Meuse River with other major river basins, forming part of the country’s northeastern canal network.
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E.
Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
Kanaal Brussel-Schelde is a major Belgian waterway linking Brussels with the Scheldt River, serving both commercial shipping and recreational activities.
- 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: Brussels–Charleroi Canal Target entity description: The Brussels–Charleroi Canal is a major Belgian waterway that connects the industrial city of Charleroi with Brussels, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
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A.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
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B.
Scheldt–Rhine Canal
The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
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C.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
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D.
Canal de l’Est
Canal de l’Est is a French inland waterway that links the Meuse River with other major river basins, forming part of the country’s northeastern canal network.
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E.
Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
Kanaal Brussel-Schelde is a major Belgian waterway linking Brussels with the Scheldt River, serving both commercial shipping and recreational activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Charleroi ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Meuse basin
ⓘ
Scheldt ⓘ
surface form:
Scheldt basin
Senne River ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| DutchName |
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanaal Brussel–Charleroi
|
| FrenchName |
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canal Bruxelles–Charleroi
|
| hasBridge | Brussels canal bridges ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypass of the Senne through Brussels ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Anderlecht lock
Ittre lock ⓘ Lembeek lock ⓘ Lembeek lock ⓘ
surface form:
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean lock
Roncq lock ⓘ Lembeek lock ⓘ
surface form:
Ruisbroek lock
|
| languageOfName |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
Wallonia ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of the Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels-Capital Region authorities
Government of Wallonia ⓘ
surface form:
Service public de Wallonie
|
| near |
Port of Brussels
ⓘ
Port of Charleroi ⓘ |
| openedForNavigation | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Anderlecht
ⓘ
Charleroi ⓘ Halle ⓘ Ittre ⓘ Molenbeek-Saint-Jean ⓘ Seneffe ⓘ Sint-Pieters-Leeuw ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
bulk goods
ⓘ
construction materials ⓘ industrial products ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Charleroi ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | European Class IV ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brussels–Charleroi Canal Description of subject: The Brussels–Charleroi Canal is a major Belgian waterway that connects the industrial city of Charleroi with Brussels, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Anderlecht
subject surface form:
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
this entity surface form:
Canal Bruxelles–Charleroi
this entity surface form:
Kanaal Brussel–Charleroi