Marne–Rhine Canal
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The Marne–Rhine Canal is a major French waterway linking the Marne and Rhine river basins, historically important for inland navigation and commerce in northeastern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marne–Rhine Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7976429 — 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: Marne–Rhine Canal Context triple: [Saverne, traversedBy, Marne–Rhine Canal]
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A.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
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B.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
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C.
Canal de l’Est
Canal de l’Est is a French inland waterway that links the Meuse River with other major river basins, forming part of the country’s northeastern canal network.
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D.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
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E.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
- 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: Marne–Rhine Canal Target entity description: The Marne–Rhine Canal is a major French waterway linking the Marne and Rhine river basins, historically important for inland navigation and commerce in northeastern France.
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A.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
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B.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
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C.
Canal de l’Est
Canal de l’Est is a French inland waterway that links the Meuse River with other major river basins, forming part of the country’s northeastern canal network.
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D.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
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E.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Marne River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1838 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| endPoint | Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLockType | Freycinet lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Arzviller inclined plane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTunnel |
Falkensteiner Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niederwœrth Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | link between Paris basin and Rhine corridor ⓘ |
| historicalUse | commercial freight transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lengthInKilometres | 313 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern France ⓘ |
| majorCityAlongRoute |
Nancy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTownAlongRoute |
Bar-le-Duc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunéville NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarrebourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitry-le-François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumBoatBeamInMetres | 5.05 ⓘ |
| maximumBoatDraftInMetres | 1.8 ⓘ |
| nativeName | Canal de la Marne au Rhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationClass | Freycinet gauge ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 154 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1853 ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bas-Rhin department NERFINISHED ⓘ Champagne-Ardenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Meurthe-et-Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | inland navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | Arzviller lock staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasinLinked |
Marne river basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Vitry-le-François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marne–Rhine Canal Description of subject: The Marne–Rhine Canal is a major French waterway linking the Marne and Rhine river basins, historically important for inland navigation and commerce in northeastern France.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.