Belfry of Lier
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The Belfry of Lier is a historic medieval bell tower in Lier, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Belfry of Lier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5262225 — 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: Belfry of Lier Context triple: [Belfries of Belgium and France, hasPart, Belfry of Lier]
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Belfry of Leuven
The Belfry of Leuven is a historic medieval bell tower in Leuven, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
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B.
Belfry of Thuin
The Belfry of Thuin is a historic medieval bell tower in the town of Thuin, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO-listed ensemble of Belfries of Belgium and France.
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C.
Belfry of Roeselare
The Belfry of Roeselare is a historic medieval bell tower in Roeselare, Belgium, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architectural and civic significance.
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D.
Belfry of Aalst
The Belfry of Aalst is a historic medieval bell tower in Aalst, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
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E.
Belfry of Mechelen
The Belfry of Mechelen is a historic medieval bell tower in Mechelen, Belgium, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a prominent symbol of the city's civic and architectural heritage.
- 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: Belfry of Lier Target entity description: The Belfry of Lier is a historic medieval bell tower in Lier, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
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A.
Belfry of Leuven
The Belfry of Leuven is a historic medieval bell tower in Leuven, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
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B.
Belfry of Thuin
The Belfry of Thuin is a historic medieval bell tower in the town of Thuin, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO-listed ensemble of Belfries of Belgium and France.
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C.
Belfry of Roeselare
The Belfry of Roeselare is a historic medieval bell tower in Roeselare, Belgium, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architectural and civic significance.
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D.
Belfry of Aalst
The Belfry of Aalst is a historic medieval bell tower in Aalst, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
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E.
Belfry of Mechelen
The Belfry of Mechelen is a historic medieval bell tower in Mechelen, Belgium, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a prominent symbol of the city's civic and architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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belfry ⓘ bell tower ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | municipal administration of Lier ⓘ |
| category |
Belfries in Belgium
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Towers in Antwerp Province ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| extensionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Lier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBell | carillon ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of municipal liberties ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bell tower
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civic tower ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRegion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| isPartOfEnsemble | series of civic belfries in Belgium and France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
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Flanders ⓘ Lier NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Duchy of Brabant (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belfries of Belgium and France
NERFINISHED
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historic center of Lier ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 943 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic announcements
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housing bells ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belfry of Lier Description of subject: The Belfry of Lier is a historic medieval bell tower in Lier, Belgium, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries in Belgium and France.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.