Melaten-Friedhof
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Melaten-Friedhof is a large historic cemetery in Cologne, Germany, known for its notable burials, elaborate tombs, and park-like setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melaten-Friedhof canonical | 1 |
| Melaten-Friedhof, Cologne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4705417 — 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: Melaten-Friedhof Context triple: [Sigmar Polke, burialPlace, Melaten-Friedhof]
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A.
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Ohlsdorf Cemetery is a vast, historic cemetery and park in Hamburg, Germany, known as one of the largest rural cemeteries in the world and the resting place of many notable figures.
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B.
Alter Südfriedhof
Alter Südfriedhof is a historic cemetery in Munich, Germany, known for its many notable 19th-century burials and its significance as one of the city’s oldest graveyards.
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C.
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
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German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
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E.
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent German philosophers, writers, and artists, including G. W. F. Hegel.
- 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: Melaten-Friedhof Target entity description: Melaten-Friedhof is a large historic cemetery in Cologne, Germany, known for its notable burials, elaborate tombs, and park-like setting.
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A.
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Ohlsdorf Cemetery is a vast, historic cemetery and park in Hamburg, Germany, known as one of the largest rural cemeteries in the world and the resting place of many notable figures.
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B.
Alter Südfriedhof
Alter Südfriedhof is a historic cemetery in Munich, Germany, known for its many notable 19th-century burials and its significance as one of the city’s oldest graveyards.
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C.
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
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D.
German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
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E.
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin
Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin is a historic cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent German philosophers, writers, and artists, including G. W. F. Hegel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.940°N 6.920°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
historicist architecture
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neo-Gothic architecture ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
elaborate tombs
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family mausoleums ⓘ memorial chapels ⓘ park-like green spaces ⓘ tree-lined avenues ⓘ war graves ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism
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dark tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial site
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memorial site ⓘ recreational park-like area ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
art historians
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genealogists ⓘ local residents ⓘ students ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed monument in Cologne ⓘ |
| inception | 1810 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate tombs
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funerary art ⓘ historic atmosphere ⓘ notable burials ⓘ park-like setting ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
historic avenues of plane trees
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memorials for victims of National Socialism ⓘ monuments of prominent Cologne families ⓘ numerous artistically designed gravestones ⓘ sections for different religious communities ⓘ symbolic funerary sculptures ⓘ war memorials ⓘ |
| officialName | Melaten-Friedhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
damage during World War II
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opening as central cemetery of Cologne in the early 19th century ⓘ post–World War II restoration ⓘ use as main burial ground for Cologne bourgeoisie in the 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Melaten-Friedhof Description of subject: Melaten-Friedhof is a large historic cemetery in Cologne, Germany, known for its notable burials, elaborate tombs, and park-like setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Melaten-Friedhof, Cologne