Germany–Switzerland
E364653
Germany–Switzerland is the international border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation, crossed by various transport routes including high-speed rail services.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Germany (across Lake Constance region) | 1 |
| Germany–Switzerland canonical | 1 |
| Germany–Switzerland relations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3475398 — 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.
Target entity: Germany–Switzerland Context triple: [ICE International services, borderCrossing, Germany–Switzerland]
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A.
Deutschschweiz
Deutschschweiz is the predominantly German-speaking region of Switzerland, encompassing major cities like Zurich, Basel, and Bern and forming the country's largest linguistic and cultural area.
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B.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Central European country known for its long-standing neutrality, mountainous landscapes, financial centers, and multilingual, federal political system.
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C.
France and Switzerland
France and Switzerland are neighboring European countries that share part of the western Alpine region and have strong historical, cultural, and economic ties.
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D.
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Switzerland and Liechtenstein are two small, landlocked Central European countries known for their Alpine landscapes, close economic ties, and shared use of the Swiss franc.
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E.
Germany and Austria
Germany and Austria are neighboring Central European countries that share historical, cultural, and linguistic ties, including a common use of the German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Germany–Switzerland Target entity description: Germany–Switzerland is the international border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation, crossed by various transport routes including high-speed rail services.
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A.
Deutschschweiz
Deutschschweiz is the predominantly German-speaking region of Switzerland, encompassing major cities like Zurich, Basel, and Bern and forming the country's largest linguistic and cultural area.
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B.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Central European country known for its long-standing neutrality, mountainous landscapes, financial centers, and multilingual, federal political system.
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C.
France and Switzerland
France and Switzerland are neighboring European countries that share part of the western Alpine region and have strong historical, cultural, and economic ties.
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D.
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Switzerland and Liechtenstein are two small, landlocked Central European countries known for their Alpine landscapes, close economic ties, and shared use of the Swiss franc.
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E.
Germany and Austria
Germany and Austria are neighboring Central European countries that share historical, cultural, and linguistic ties, including a common use of the German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ river border ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ Swiss canton of Aargau ⓘ Canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft
Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt ⓘ canton of Schaffhausen ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss canton of Schaffhausen
canton of Thurgau ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss canton of Thurgau
Canton of Zürich ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss canton of Zürich
|
| country1 | Germany ⓘ |
| country2 | Switzerland ⓘ |
| feature | customs controls maintained ⓘ |
| followsRiver |
Lake Constance
ⓘ
Rhine ⓘ |
| hasBorderCity |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
Konstanz ⓘ Lörrach ⓘ Schaffhausen ⓘ Singen (Hohentwiel) ⓘ Waldshut-Tiengen ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
Konstanz ⓘ Lörrach ⓘ Schaffhausen ⓘ Singen ⓘ Waldshut-Tiengen ⓘ
surface form:
Waldshut
|
| hasSection |
High Rhine
ⓘ
surface form:
High Rhine section
Lake Constance ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Constance section
Upper Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Rhine section
|
| locatedIn | Central Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Germany
ⓘ
borders of Switzerland ⓘ |
| regime |
Schengen internal border
ⓘ
surface form:
Schengen Area internal border
|
| relatedTo |
Germany–Switzerland
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Germany–Switzerland relations
|
| separates |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| traversedBy |
federal highways
ⓘ
high-speed rail services ⓘ motorways ⓘ railway line Basel–Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ railway line Basel–Karlsruhe ⓘ railway line Basel–Zürich ⓘ railway line Konstanz–Kreuzlingen ⓘ river shipping routes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-border commuting
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Germany–Switzerland Description of subject: Germany–Switzerland is the international border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation, crossed by various transport routes including high-speed rail services.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.