Giswil
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Giswil is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Obwalden, known for its scenic alpine landscape and location along key routes through central Switzerland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giswil canonical | 3 |
| municipality of Giswil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4295789 — 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: Giswil Context triple: [Brünig Pass, nearbySettlement, Giswil]
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A.
Richterswil
Richterswil is a picturesque municipality on the shores of Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
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B.
Walchwil
Walchwil is a picturesque Swiss municipality in the canton of Zug, known for its scenic location on the eastern shore of Lake Zug and views of the surrounding Alps.
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C.
Grenchen
Grenchen is a Swiss town in the canton of Solothurn known for its watchmaking industry and location at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
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D.
Chexbres
Chexbres is a picturesque Swiss village in the canton of Vaud, renowned for its terraced vineyards overlooking Lake Geneva and its location within the UNESCO-listed Lavaux wine-growing region.
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E.
Morges
Morges is a Swiss town on the shores of Lake Geneva that historically hosted the founding of the World Wildlife Fund and serves as a local cultural and economic center in the canton of Vaud.
- 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: Giswil Target entity description: Giswil is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Obwalden, known for its scenic alpine landscape and location along key routes through central Switzerland.
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A.
Richterswil
Richterswil is a picturesque municipality on the shores of Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
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B.
Walchwil
Walchwil is a picturesque Swiss municipality in the canton of Zug, known for its scenic location on the eastern shore of Lake Zug and views of the surrounding Alps.
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C.
Grenchen
Grenchen is a Swiss town in the canton of Solothurn known for its watchmaking industry and location at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
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D.
Chexbres
Chexbres is a picturesque Swiss village in the canton of Vaud, renowned for its terraced vineyards overlooking Lake Geneva and its location within the UNESCO-listed Lavaux wine-growing region.
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E.
Morges
Morges is a Swiss town on the shores of Lake Geneva that historically hosted the founding of the World Wildlife Fund and serves as a local cultural and economic center in the canton of Vaud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| canton | Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | yellow lion on red with blue chief (approximate blazon) ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation | about 485 metres above sea level (village centre) ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council of Giswil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 85 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius (Giswil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Brünigpass region (approx.) ⓘ |
| hasISO3166-2Code | CH-OW ⓘ |
| hasLake | Sarnersee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | alpine landscape ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ settlement area ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityCode | 1403 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.giswil.ch/ ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 6074 ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Giswil railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Brünig Pass road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
Sarnersee shoreline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | Brünig railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | canton of Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Sarneraatal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor | route between Lucerne and Interlaken via Brünig Pass ⓘ |
| neighboringMunicipality |
Brienzwiler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hasliberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Hofstetten bei Brienz NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerns NERFINISHED ⓘ Lungern NERFINISHED ⓘ Sachseln NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Obwalden electoral district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfStatisticalRegion | NUTS-2 region Central Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver | Sarner Aa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | German ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | OW ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Giswil Description of subject: Giswil is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Obwalden, known for its scenic alpine landscape and location along key routes through central Switzerland.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
municipality of Giswil