Niederfinow Boat Lift
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The Niederfinow Boat Lift is a historic vertical ship lift in Brandenburg, Germany, that raises and lowers vessels between different water levels and is one of the oldest operational boat lifts in Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niederfinow Boat Lift canonical | 1 |
| Niederfinow Ship Lift | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6787650 — 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: Niederfinow Boat Lift Context triple: [Oder–Havel Canal, hasStructure, Niederfinow Boat Lift]
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Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is a massive vertical ship lift on the Canal du Centre in Belgium, renowned as one of the tallest boat lifts in the world and a major feat of modern engineering.
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C.
Pontoon Stand
Pontoon Stand is a well-known terrace at Grimsby Town F.C.’s home ground, recognized for housing some of the club’s most vocal and passionate supporters.
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D.
Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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E.
Canal du Centre boat lifts
The Canal du Centre boat lifts are a series of historic hydraulic boat lifts in Belgium, recognized as remarkable feats of industrial engineering and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: Niederfinow Boat Lift Target entity description: The Niederfinow Boat Lift is a historic vertical ship lift in Brandenburg, Germany, that raises and lowers vessels between different water levels and is one of the oldest operational boat lifts in Europe.
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A.
Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is a massive vertical ship lift on the Canal du Centre in Belgium, renowned as one of the tallest boat lifts in the world and a major feat of modern engineering.
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C.
Pontoon Stand
Pontoon Stand is a well-known terrace at Grimsby Town F.C.’s home ground, recognized for housing some of the club’s most vocal and passionate supporters.
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D.
Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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E.
Canal du Centre boat lifts
The Canal du Centre boat lifts are a series of historic hydraulic boat lifts in Belgium, recognized as remarkable feats of industrial engineering and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boat lift
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engineering structure ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ vertical ship lift ⓘ |
| annualVisitors | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| connectsWaterway |
Oder–Havel Canal lower level
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Oder–Havel Canal upper level NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | German Reichsbahn engineers ⓘ |
| function |
lower vessels between different water levels
ⓘ
raise vessels between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| heightDifferenceBridged | about 36 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest operational boat lifts in Europe ⓘ |
| liftTime | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brandenburg
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Niederfinow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Barnim district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Oder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Oder–Havel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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steel ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | New Niederfinow Boat Lift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | engineering landmark in Germany ⓘ |
| openingDate | 21 March 1934 ⓘ |
| operator | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Eberswalde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Niederfinow staircase lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor | inland shipping between Berlin and the Oder River ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| structureHeight | about 60 metres ⓘ |
| totalLength | about 94 metres ⓘ |
| totalWidth | about 27 metres ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transitTimeIncludingLocking | about 20 minutes ⓘ |
| troughLength | about 85 metres ⓘ |
| troughWaterDepth | about 2.5 metres ⓘ |
| troughWeightWithWater | about 4300 tonnes ⓘ |
| troughWidth | about 12 metres ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | DENIEDERFINOW_BOATLIFT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
counterweights
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electric drive ⓘ steel cables ⓘ |
| verticalLiftHeight | about 36 metres ⓘ |
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Subject: Niederfinow Boat Lift Description of subject: The Niederfinow Boat Lift is a historic vertical ship lift in Brandenburg, Germany, that raises and lowers vessels between different water levels and is one of the oldest operational boat lifts in Europe.
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this entity surface form:
Niederfinow Ship Lift