Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse

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castle historic monument medieval fortress ruin tourist attraction

The Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse is a dramatic medieval fortress ruin perched high on a limestone ridge in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive of the so‑called “Cathar castles” and a major historic and tourist site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Château de Peyrepertuse	2
Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4184462 — 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: Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse
Context triple: [Aude, contains, Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse]

A. Château de Foix
Château de Foix is a medieval hilltop castle in southwestern France, renowned for its strategic role in regional history and its well-preserved fortifications overlooking the town of Foix.
B. Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
C. Cité de Carcassonne
Cité de Carcassonne is a famous medieval fortified city in southern France, renowned for its double walls, towers, and well-preserved historic architecture.
D. Château de Pau
The Château de Pau is a historic French royal castle in southwestern France, best known as the birthplace of King Henry IV and a symbol of Béarn’s heritage.
E. Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
The Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac is a renowned medieval Benedictine monastery in southern France, famous for its Romanesque cloister and richly sculpted portal.
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: Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse
Target entity description: The Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse is a dramatic medieval fortress ruin perched high on a limestone ridge in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive of the so‑called “Cathar castles” and a major historic and tourist site.

A. Château de Foix
Château de Foix is a medieval hilltop castle in southwestern France, renowned for its strategic role in regional history and its well-preserved fortifications overlooking the town of Foix.
B. Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
C. Cité de Carcassonne
Cité de Carcassonne is a famous medieval fortified city in southern France, renowned for its double walls, towers, and well-preserved historic architecture.
D. Château de Pau
The Château de Pau is a historic French royal castle in southwestern France, best known as the birthplace of King Henry IV and a symbol of Béarn’s heritage.
E. Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
The Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac is a renowned medieval Benedictine monastery in southern France, famous for its Romanesque cloister and richly sculpted portal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ⓘ historic monument ⓘ medieval fortress ruin ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
access	mountain path from Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse ⓘ surface form: Château de Peyrepertuse
associatedWith	Albigensian Crusade ⓘ Cathar history ⓘ
condition	ruin ⓘ
constructionStart	11th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currentUse	tourist site ⓘ
defensiveFeature	natural rock outcrop integration ⓘ steep surrounding cliffs ⓘ
elevation	approximately 800 meters above sea level ⓘ
era	Middle Ages ⓘ
hasPart	Saint-Jordi keep ⓘ chapel ⓘ cisterns ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ lower castle ⓘ upper castle ⓘ
hasViewOf	Pyrenees ⓘ surface form: Pyrenees mountains
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart	1907 ⓘ
historicalUse	border fortress of the Kingdom of France ⓘ defensive stronghold ⓘ
locatedIn	Occitanie ⓘ Pyrénées-Orientales department ⓘ surface form: Pyrénées-Orientales Southern France ⓘ surface form: southern France
materialUsed	local limestone ⓘ
near	Cathar castle of Quéribus ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic cliff‑top setting ⓘ panoramic views over the Corbières region ⓘ well‑preserved defensive walls ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
overlooks	village of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse ⓘ
ownership	French state or local public authorities ⓘ
partOf	network of so‑called Cathar castles ⓘ
region	Corbières AOC ⓘ surface form: Corbières
significantExpansion	13th century ⓘ
situatedOn	limestone ridge ⓘ
style	medieval military architecture ⓘ
tourismImportance	major regional tourist attraction ⓘ
visitorActivities	guided tours ⓘ hiking access ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aude → contains → Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse ⓘ

Cathar castles → notableExample → Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse ⓘ

this entity surface form: Château de Peyrepertuse

Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse → alsoKnownAs → Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse ⓘ