Lelystad
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Lelystad is a planned city in the Dutch province of Flevoland, known for being one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world and the capital of the province.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lelystad canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1195109 — 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: Lelystad Context triple: [Markermeer, borderedBy, Lelystad]
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A.
Delfzijl
Delfzijl is a port town in the northeast of the Netherlands, known for its maritime industry and location on the Ems estuary near the German border.
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B.
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen is a town and municipality in the northeastern Netherlands known for its historical peat colonies and location in the province of Drenthe.
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C.
Alblasserdam
Alblasserdam is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, situated along the Noord River and known for its proximity to the Kinderdijk windmills.
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D.
Almere
Almere is a modern planned city in the Dutch province of Flevoland, known for its rapid growth, contemporary architecture, and role as a major commuter town near Amsterdam.
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E.
Hulst
Hulst is a historic fortified town and municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland, near the border with Belgium.
- 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: Lelystad Target entity description: Lelystad is a planned city in the Dutch province of Flevoland, known for being one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world and the capital of the province.
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A.
Delfzijl
Delfzijl is a port town in the northeast of the Netherlands, known for its maritime industry and location on the Ems estuary near the German border.
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B.
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen is a town and municipality in the northeastern Netherlands known for its historical peat colonies and location in the province of Drenthe.
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C.
Alblasserdam
Alblasserdam is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, situated along the Noord River and known for its proximity to the Kinderdijk windmills.
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D.
Almere
Almere is a modern planned city in the Dutch province of Flevoland, known for its rapid growth, contemporary architecture, and role as a major commuter town near Amsterdam.
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E.
Hulst
Hulst is a historic fortified town and municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland, near the border with Belgium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| areaCode | 0320 ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Flevoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately -3 m ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Lelystad Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Aviodrome aviation museum (formerly located there)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bataviawerf NERFINISHED ⓘ replica of the ship Batavia ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 52.518 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 5.471 ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | marinas on Markermeer ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Batavialand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringMunicipality |
Almere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dronten NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeewolde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.lelystad.nl ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | over 75,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPort | Lelystad Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicArtwork | Exposure (crouching man) sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Lelystad Centrum railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | A6 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| isOneOfLargestLandReclamationProjects | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being capital of Flevoland
ⓘ
land reclamation ⓘ planned city design ⓘ |
| locatedBelowSeaLevel | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flevoland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IJsselmeer polders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | province of Flevoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | IJsselmeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Markermeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalStatusGranted | 1980 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cornelis Lely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Flevoland municipalities
ⓘ
Flevopolder NERFINISHED ⓘ Randstad metropolitan region (broad definition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningStatus | planned city ⓘ |
| postalCodeRange | 8200–8249 ⓘ |
| urbanPlanner | Rijksdienst voor de IJsselmeerpolders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lelystad Description of subject: Lelystad is a planned city in the Dutch province of Flevoland, known for being one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world and the capital of the province.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oostvaardersplassen