Sachseln
E631862
Sachseln is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Obwalden, known as the home and pilgrimage site associated with the Swiss patron saint Nicholas of Flüe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sachseln canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6928609 — 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: Sachseln Context triple: [Nicholas of Flüe, birthPlace, Sachseln]
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A.
Bettlach
Bettlach is a Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn.
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B.
Selzach
Selzach is a Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn, known for its rural character and proximity to the Jura Mountains.
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C.
Göschenen
Göschenen is a Swiss mountain village and railway junction in the canton of Uri, known as a gateway to the Gotthard region.
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D.
Waldegg
Waldegg is a locality in Switzerland situated along the route of the A3 motorway.
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E.
Meisterschwanden
Meisterschwanden is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau, known for its scenic location near Lake Hallwil and its rural, lakeside character.
- 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: Sachseln Target entity description: Sachseln is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Obwalden, known as the home and pilgrimage site associated with the Swiss patron saint Nicholas of Flüe.
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A.
Bettlach
Bettlach is a Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn.
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B.
Selzach
Selzach is a Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn, known for its rural character and proximity to the Jura Mountains.
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C.
Göschenen
Göschenen is a Swiss mountain village and railway junction in the canton of Uri, known as a gateway to the Gotthard region.
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D.
Waldegg
Waldegg is a locality in Switzerland situated along the route of the A3 motorway.
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E.
Meisterschwanden
Meisterschwanden is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau, known for its scenic location near Lake Hallwil and its rural, lakeside character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality of Switzerland ⓘ |
| canton | Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 46.8667° N 8.2333° E ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 480 metres ⓘ |
| hasEconomySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
small and medium-sized enterprises ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Nicholas of Flüe pilgrimage site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranft hermitage of Nicholas of Flüe NERFINISHED ⓘ parish church of Sachseln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringMunicipality |
Alpnach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dallenwil NERFINISHED ⓘ Ennetmoos NERFINISHED ⓘ Giswil NERFINISHED ⓘ Hergiswil NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerns NERFINISHED ⓘ Kriens NERFINISHED ⓘ Lungern NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfenschiessen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParish | Roman Catholic parish of Sachseln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Flüeli-Ranft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village of Sachseln ⓘ |
| hasSaint | Nicholas of Flüe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
Flüeli-Ranft pilgrimage trails
ⓘ
Nicholas of Flüe museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
A8 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brünig railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2Code | CH-OW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Switzerland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarnen district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarneraatal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | canton of Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brünig Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pilatus massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Sarnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saxo family (traditional etymology, unconfirmed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Obwalden lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 6072 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken | Swiss German ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major pilgrimage site dedicated to Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sachseln Description of subject: Sachseln is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Obwalden, known as the home and pilgrimage site associated with the Swiss patron saint Nicholas of Flüe.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.