Stari Ras and Sopoćani
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Stari Ras and Sopoćani is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Serbia encompassing the medieval capital of the Serbian state and the nearby Sopoćani Monastery, notable for its outstanding Byzantine-style frescoes and early Serbian medieval architecture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stari Ras and Sopoćani canonical | 4 |
| Ras, medieval Serbia | 2 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site (Stari Ras and Sopoćani) | 1 |
| churches of Stari Ras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2975298 — 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: Stari Ras and Sopoćani Context triple: [Sopoćani Monastery, partOf, Stari Ras and Sopoćani]
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A.
Stari Grad
Stari Grad is the historic central municipality of Belgrade, known for its old town architecture, cultural landmarks, and key administrative and commercial areas.
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B.
Crnogorci
Crnogorci are a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with the country of Montenegro, known for their distinct cultural and historical identity in the Balkans.
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C.
Višegrad
Višegrad is a historic town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for its Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge and its literary significance in the works of Ivo Andrić.
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D.
Stara Gradiška
Stara Gradiška is a village in Croatia known historically as the site of a notorious World War II concentration camp operated by the Ustaše regime.
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E.
Lazarevac
Lazarevac is a suburban municipality of Belgrade in central Serbia, known for its coal mining industry and the Kolubara coal basin.
- 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: Stari Ras and Sopoćani Target entity description: Stari Ras and Sopoćani is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Serbia encompassing the medieval capital of the Serbian state and the nearby Sopoćani Monastery, notable for its outstanding Byzantine-style frescoes and early Serbian medieval architecture.
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A.
Stari Grad
Stari Grad is the historic central municipality of Belgrade, known for its old town architecture, cultural landmarks, and key administrative and commercial areas.
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B.
Crnogorci
Crnogorci are a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with the country of Montenegro, known for their distinct cultural and historical identity in the Balkans.
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C.
Višegrad
Višegrad is a historic town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for its Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge and its literary significance in the works of Ivo Andrić.
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D.
Stara Gradiška
Stara Gradiška is a village in Croatia known historically as the site of a notorious World War II concentration camp operated by the Ustaše regime.
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E.
Lazarevac
Lazarevac is a suburban municipality of Belgrade in central Serbia, known for its coal mining industry and the Kolubara coal basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine
ⓘ
Raška school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nemanjić dynasty
ⓘ
early Serbian kingdom ⓘ |
| bufferZone | area around Novi Pazar ⓘ |
| category | Cultural ⓘ |
| contains |
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (near Novi Pazar)
ⓘ
Sopoćani Monastery ⓘ Stari Ras ⓘ Stari Ras and Sopoćani self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
churches of Stari Ras
Stari Ras fortress ⓘ
surface form:
fortress of Stari Ras
monasteries near Stari Ras ⓘ Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| extensionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Sopoćani Monastery
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surface form:
Sopoćani Monastery church
medieval urban complex of Ras ⓘ monastic buildings of Sopoćani ⓘ |
| hasFrescoes |
Sopoćani Monastery
ⓘ
surface form:
Sopoćani Monastery fresco cycle
|
| hasRuins | fortified remains of the medieval town of Ras ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Church Slavonic
|
| locatedIn |
Raška region
ⓘ
southwestern Serbia ⓘ |
| near | Novi Pazar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of Byzantine and Western architectural influences
ⓘ
well-preserved fresco painting of the 13th century ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Serbian state ⓘ |
| period |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national cultural monument of exceptional importance (Serbia) ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| significance |
Byzantine-style frescoes
ⓘ
early Serbian medieval architecture ⓘ medieval Serbian state formation ⓘ |
| topography | hilly landscape near Raška River ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 96 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStateParty |
Serbia
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surface form:
Republic of Serbia
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stari Ras and Sopoćani Description of subject: Stari Ras and Sopoćani is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Serbia encompassing the medieval capital of the Serbian state and the nearby Sopoćani Monastery, notable for its outstanding Byzantine-style frescoes and early Serbian medieval architecture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ras, medieval Serbia
this entity surface form:
churches of Stari Ras
subject surface form:
Stefan the First-Crowned
this entity surface form:
Ras, medieval Serbia
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Stari Ras and Sopoćani)