Den Helder, Netherlands

E592500

city municipality

Den Helder, Netherlands is a coastal city in the northern part of the country that serves as its primary naval base and a key maritime and ferry hub.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Den Helder	6
Den Helder, Netherlands canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6326897 — 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: Den Helder, Netherlands
Context triple: [Royal Netherlands Navy, headquartersLocation, Den Helder, Netherlands]

A. Grootegast, Netherlands
Grootegast, Netherlands is a small village in the province of Groningen, known as the birthplace of the Christian philosopher and theologian Cornelius Van Til.
B. Wieringen, Netherlands
Wieringen, Netherlands is a former island and rural area in the province of North Holland, historically notable as the place where German Crown Prince Wilhelm lived in exile after World War I.
C. South Holland, Netherlands
South Holland, Netherlands is a province in the western Netherlands known for its major cities like Rotterdam and The Hague, dense population, and significant economic and political importance.
D. Amstelveen, Netherlands
Amstelveen, Netherlands is a suburban municipality just south of Amsterdam known for hosting major corporate offices, including those of Dutch airline subsidiaries, and for its residential and green character.
E. Asten, Netherlands
Asten is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant known for its bell foundry and carillon manufacturing industry.
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: Den Helder, Netherlands
Target entity description: Den Helder, Netherlands is a coastal city in the northern part of the country that serves as its primary naval base and a key maritime and ferry hub.

A. Grootegast, Netherlands
Grootegast, Netherlands is a small village in the province of Groningen, known as the birthplace of the Christian philosopher and theologian Cornelius Van Til.
B. Wieringen, Netherlands
Wieringen, Netherlands is a former island and rural area in the province of North Holland, historically notable as the place where German Crown Prince Wilhelm lived in exile after World War I.
C. South Holland, Netherlands
South Holland, Netherlands is a province in the western Netherlands known for its major cities like Rotterdam and The Hague, dense population, and significant economic and political importance.
D. Amstelveen, Netherlands
Amstelveen, Netherlands is a suburban municipality just south of Amsterdam known for hosting major corporate offices, including those of Dutch airline subsidiaries, and for its residential and green character.
E. Asten, Netherlands
Asten is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant known for its bell foundry and carillon manufacturing industry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
areaCode	0223 ⓘ
climate	oceanic climate ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
demonym	Heldenaar ⓘ
governmentType	municipal council ⓘ
hasAttraction	De Nollen art project and landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Kijkduin NERFINISHED ⓘ Helderse Vallei nature and environmental education centre NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBeach	Donkere Duinen NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoastalDefenceHistory	Napoleonic era fortifications ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Royal Netherlands Naval College (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEvent	Sail Den Helder maritime event ⓘ
hasFerryConnectionTo	Texel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMayor	Jan de Boer (as of 2024) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMilitaryFacility	De Kooy Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval dockyard Den Helder NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy main base ⓘ
hasMuseum	Dutch Navy Museum (Marinemuseum) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Lifeboat Museum Dorus Rijkers NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNeighbourhood	De Schooten NERFINISHED ⓘ Huisduinen NERFINISHED ⓘ Julianadorp NERFINISHED ⓘ Nieuw-Den Helder NERFINISHED ⓘ Stad binnen de Linie ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Den Helder NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Royal Netherlands Navy headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ ferry link to Wadden Islands (via Texel) ⓘ offshore energy support services ⓘ
language	Dutch ⓘ
locatedAt	northern tip of North Holland ⓘ
locatedIn	North Holland ⓘ Western Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	North Sea ⓘ
nearbyIsland	Texel NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Randstad North region (broad definition) NERFINISHED ⓘ
postalCodeRange	1780–1789 ⓘ
provinceCapitalOf	none ⓘ
railConnectionTo	Alkmaar NERFINISHED ⓘ Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	ferry hub ⓘ maritime hub ⓘ primary naval base of the Netherlands ⓘ
timeZone	CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST	CEST ⓘ
transport	railway station Den Helder ⓘ railway station Den Helder Zuid NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

RNLN → headquartersLocation → Den Helder, Netherlands ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Netherlands Navy

Den Helder Naval Base → location → Den Helder, Netherlands ⓘ