river IJssel
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The river IJssel is a major distributary of the Rhine in the eastern Netherlands, flowing north through the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel into the IJsselmeer.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IJssel | 10 |
| River IJssel | 3 |
| river IJssel canonical | 3 |
| IJssel River | 1 |
| IJssel river | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5807953 — 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.
Target entity: river IJssel Context triple: [Salland, partlyLocatedAlong, river IJssel]
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A.
River IJ
The River IJ is a body of water in the Netherlands that forms Amsterdam’s main waterfront and harbor area, separating the city center from Amsterdam-Noord and connecting to the North Sea Canal.
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B.
Hollandsche IJssel
Hollandsche IJssel is a river in the western Netherlands that flows through the provinces of South Holland and Utrecht and plays a role in regional water management and flood control.
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C.
river Eem
The river Eem is a short Dutch river in the province of Utrecht that flows through towns such as Amersfoort and Baarn before emptying into the Eemmeer.
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D.
Nederrijn
The Nederrijn is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, flowing through cities such as Arnhem and forming an important part of the Dutch river system.
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E.
Vaartsche Rijn
Vaartsche Rijn is a historic canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht that connects the city of Utrecht with the Lower Rhine and forms part of its inland waterway network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: river IJssel Target entity description: The river IJssel is a major distributary of the Rhine in the eastern Netherlands, flowing north through the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel into the IJsselmeer.
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A.
River IJ
The River IJ is a body of water in the Netherlands that forms Amsterdam’s main waterfront and harbor area, separating the city center from Amsterdam-Noord and connecting to the North Sea Canal.
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B.
Hollandsche IJssel
Hollandsche IJssel is a river in the western Netherlands that flows through the provinces of South Holland and Utrecht and plays a role in regional water management and flood control.
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C.
river Eem
The river Eem is a short Dutch river in the province of Utrecht that flows through towns such as Amersfoort and Baarn before emptying into the Eemmeer.
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D.
Nederrijn
The Nederrijn is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, flowing through cities such as Arnhem and forming an important part of the Dutch river system.
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E.
Vaartsche Rijn
Vaartsche Rijn is a historic canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht that connects the city of Utrecht with the Lower Rhine and forms part of its inland waterway network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Gelderse IJssel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| directionOfFlow | north ⓘ |
| distributaryOf | Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | IJsselmeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
province of Gelderland
ⓘ
province of Overijssel ⓘ |
| formsPartOfBoundary | between municipalities along its banks ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
IJssel Bridge at Zwolle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelmina Bridge at Deventer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryFeature | delta into IJsselmeer ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | IJssel valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
World War II military operations in the Netherlands
ⓘ
medieval trade route ⓘ |
| hasMajorCityOnBank |
Deventer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationLocks | various locks along course ⓘ |
| hasTownOnBank |
Doesburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IJsselstein (historical name origin, not on river) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Berkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oude IJssel NERFINISHED ⓘ Vecht (via Zwarte Water connection region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
flood management in the Netherlands
ⓘ
regional economy of Gelderland ⓘ regional economy of Overijssel ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gelderland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overijssel NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | IJsselmeer near Ketelmeer ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Germanic hydronym *Isala ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch inland waterway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | near Arnhem ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood discharge
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem | Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: river IJssel Description of subject: The river IJssel is a major distributary of the Rhine in the eastern Netherlands, flowing north through the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel into the IJsselmeer.
Referenced by (18)
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