Castle of Eger
E448583
The Castle of Eger is a historic Hungarian stronghold famed for its pivotal role in defending against Ottoman invasions during the 16th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eger Castle | 2 |
| Castle of Eger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4517989 — 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: Castle of Eger Context triple: [Siege of Eger (1596), fortressCaptured, Castle of Eger]
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A.
Visegrád Castle
Visegrád Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Hungary overlooking the Danube River, renowned for hosting royal meetings and symbolizing Central European cooperation.
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B.
Diósgyőr Castle
Diósgyőr Castle is a medieval Hungarian fortress in the city of Miskolc, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and role as a former royal residence.
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C.
Buda Castle
Buda Castle is a historic royal palace complex in Budapest that served as the residence of Hungarian kings and now houses major museums and cultural institutions.
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D.
Corvin Castle
Corvin Castle is a large Gothic-Renaissance fortress in Hunedoara, Romania, famed as one of Transylvania’s most impressive and well-preserved medieval castles.
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E.
Habsburg Castle
Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress in present-day Switzerland that served as the original seat and namesake of the influential House of Habsburg dynasty.
- 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: Castle of Eger Target entity description: The Castle of Eger is a historic Hungarian stronghold famed for its pivotal role in defending against Ottoman invasions during the 16th century.
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A.
Visegrád Castle
Visegrád Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Hungary overlooking the Danube River, renowned for hosting royal meetings and symbolizing Central European cooperation.
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B.
Diósgyőr Castle
Diósgyőr Castle is a medieval Hungarian fortress in the city of Miskolc, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and role as a former royal residence.
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C.
Buda Castle
Buda Castle is a historic royal palace complex in Budapest that served as the residence of Hungarian kings and now houses major museums and cultural institutions.
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D.
Corvin Castle
Corvin Castle is a large Gothic-Renaissance fortress in Hunedoara, Romania, famed as one of Transylvania’s most impressive and well-preserved medieval castles.
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E.
Habsburg Castle
Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress in present-day Switzerland that served as the original seat and namesake of the influential House of Habsburg dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance elements
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medieval fortification ⓘ |
| contains | Dobó István Castle Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 47.903°N 20.373°E ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| culture | Hungarian history ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Hungarian films about the Siege of Eger
ⓘ
novel "Eclipse of the Crescent Moon" (Egri csillagok) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedPartiallyIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Ottoman–Hungarian wars exhibition
ⓘ
medieval military history exhibition ⓘ underground casemate tour ⓘ wax museum of historical figures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
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casemates ⓘ gate towers ⓘ inner castle ⓘ outer castle ⓘ underground passages ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Eger Basilica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national monument of Hungary ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Heves County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Castle Hill of Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | István Dobó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense against Ottoman invasion in 1552
ⓘ
role in Hungarian–Ottoman wars ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Dobó István Vármúzeum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | fortification system of Eger ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn |
16th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ottoman conquest of Eger (1596)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Eger (1552) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Gergely Bornemissza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
István Dobó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle of Eger Description of subject: The Castle of Eger is a historic Hungarian stronghold famed for its pivotal role in defending against Ottoman invasions during the 16th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eger Castle
this entity surface form:
Eger Castle