Altdorf (Uri)

E535017

capital city of a Swiss canton municipality

Altdorf (Uri) is a historic town in central Switzerland, known as the capital of the canton of Uri and closely associated with the William Tell legend.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Altdorf	7
Altdorf (Uri) canonical	1
Altdorf, Switzerland	1
Rütli Oath tradition associated with Uri	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624457 — 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: Altdorf (Uri)
Context triple: [A4 motorway (Switzerland), passesNear, Altdorf (Uri)]

A. City of Glarus
The City of Glarus is a historic Swiss town and capital of the canton of Glarus, known for its role in late medieval conflicts and its picturesque Alpine setting.
B. Uster
Uster is a Swiss town and municipality in the canton of Zürich, known as a regional center near Lake Greifen with a mix of urban amenities and surrounding natural landscapes.
C. City of Unterwalden
The City of Unterwalden was a medieval Swiss canton-level community that formed part of the Old Swiss Confederacy and participated in regional conflicts such as the Burgundian Wars.
D. Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a Swiss town in the canton of Thurgau, located on the southern shore of Lake Constance near the German border.
E. Nucingen
Nucingen is a powerful and unscrupulous banker in Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, emblematic of the corrupt financial elite of 19th-century Paris.
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: Altdorf (Uri)
Target entity description: Altdorf (Uri) is a historic town in central Switzerland, known as the capital of the canton of Uri and closely associated with the William Tell legend.

A. City of Glarus
The City of Glarus is a historic Swiss town and capital of the canton of Glarus, known for its role in late medieval conflicts and its picturesque Alpine setting.
B. Uster
Uster is a Swiss town and municipality in the canton of Zürich, known as a regional center near Lake Greifen with a mix of urban amenities and surrounding natural landscapes.
C. City of Unterwalden
The City of Unterwalden was a medieval Swiss canton-level community that formed part of the Old Swiss Confederacy and participated in regional conflicts such as the Burgundian Wars.
D. Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a Swiss town in the canton of Thurgau, located on the southern shore of Lake Constance near the German border.
E. Nucingen
Nucingen is a powerful and unscrupulous banker in Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, emblematic of the corrupt financial elite of 19th-century Paris.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city of a Swiss canton ⓘ municipality ⓘ
capitalOf	canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 460 metres ⓘ
governedBy	municipal council of Altdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate	temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	coat of arms of Altdorf (Uri) ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent	local festivals and folk traditions ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	services sector ⓘ tourism related to William Tell legend ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	cantonal schools of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	site of national significance in Switzerland ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	important staging post on north–south Alpine transit routes ⓘ
hasHistoricAssociation	Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLandmark	William Tell statue on the main square ⓘ historic town centre ⓘ parish church of St. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocalDialect	Swiss German ⓘ
hasMonument	William Tell monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMunicipalCode	1201 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	German ⓘ
hasParish	Roman Catholic parish of Altdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic	small town population size ⓘ
hasRailwayStation	Altdorf railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoadConnection	A2 motorway via nearby junctions ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction	William Tell museum nearby in Bürglen (Uri) ⓘ
hasUrbanType	historic market town ⓘ
isSeatOf	cantonal authorities of Uri ⓘ
knownFor	William Tell legend NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Uri Alps region ⓘ canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
locatedInValley	Reuss valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Bürglen (Uri) NERFINISHED ⓘ Flüelen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Lucerne NERFINISHED ⓘ Schattdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNorthOf	Gotthard Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnTransportRoute	Gotthard route NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedSouthOf	Lucerne NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ
postalCode	6460 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A4 motorway (Switzerland) → passesNear → Altdorf (Uri) ⓘ

Henry Haller → birthPlace → Altdorf (Uri) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Altdorf, Switzerland

River Reuss → flowsThrough → Altdorf (Uri) ⓘ