Britz Canal
E638680
The Britz Canal is a short industrial waterway in Berlin, Germany, linking local waterways and serving as part of the city’s inland shipping network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Britz Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6983649 — 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: Britz Canal Context triple: [Teltow Canal, connectsWith, Britz Canal]
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A.
Kupfergraben canal
The Kupfergraben canal is a historic waterway in central Berlin that runs alongside Museum Island, separating it from the mainland and contributing to the island’s distinctive setting.
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B.
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitz Canal is a waterway in the Berlin–Brandenburg region of Germany that links local lakes and canals as part of the area’s inland navigation network.
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C.
Ružinovský canal
Ružinovský canal is a man-made waterway in the Ružinov district of Bratislava, Slovakia, serving local drainage, recreation, and urban landscape functions.
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D.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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E.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
- 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: Britz Canal Target entity description: The Britz Canal is a short industrial waterway in Berlin, Germany, linking local waterways and serving as part of the city’s inland shipping network.
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A.
Kupfergraben canal
The Kupfergraben canal is a historic waterway in central Berlin that runs alongside Museum Island, separating it from the mainland and contributing to the island’s distinctive setting.
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B.
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitz Canal is a waterway in the Berlin–Brandenburg region of Germany that links local lakes and canals as part of the area’s inland navigation network.
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C.
Ružinovský canal
Ružinovský canal is a man-made waterway in the Ružinov district of Bratislava, Slovakia, serving local drainage, recreation, and urban landscape functions.
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D.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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E.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| cityServed | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsDistrict |
Neukölln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treptow-Köpenick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Britz Branch Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spree River NERFINISHED ⓘ Teltow Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | industrial areas of Berlin ⓘ |
| hasBankUse |
industrial facilities
ⓘ
logistics facilities ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
railway bridges
ⓘ
road bridges ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bypass for urban sections of the Spree
ⓘ
link between Teltow Canal and Spree-Oder waterway system ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialBanks | yes ⓘ |
| hasLock | no ⓘ |
| hasNavigationPurpose |
bypass of inner-city waterways
ⓘ
freight traffic ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | connection between Teltow Canal and Spree-Oder Canal via Spree ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neukölln NERFINISHED ⓘ Treptow-Köpenick NERFINISHED ⓘ federal state of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Spree basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Britz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berlin inland waterway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German inland waterway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Berlin ⓘ |
| use |
industrial transport
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ |
| usedBy |
barges
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | federal waterway of Germany ⓘ |
| waterwayNumber | Havel-Oder waterway system (regional link) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Britz Canal Description of subject: The Britz Canal is a short industrial waterway in Berlin, Germany, linking local waterways and serving as part of the city’s inland shipping network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.