Portalegre Castle
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Portalegre Castle is a historic medieval fortress in the city of Portalegre, Portugal, known for its well-preserved walls and role in regional defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portalegre Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8881571 — 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: Portalegre Castle Context triple: [Portalegre, hasLandmark, Portalegre Castle]
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A.
Bragança Castle
Bragança Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in northeastern Portugal, notable for its imposing keep and role in the region’s historical defense.
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B.
Guimarães Castle
Guimarães Castle is a medieval fortress in northern Portugal, renowned as a symbol of the nation’s origins and one of its most important historical monuments.
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C.
Castelo de Vide
Castelo de Vide is a historic hilltop town in Portugal’s Alentejo region, known for its well-preserved medieval castle and Jewish quarter.
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D.
Castle of Estremoz
The Castle of Estremoz is a medieval fortification in Portugal renowned for its imposing white marble tower and well-preserved walls overlooking the town of Estremoz.
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E.
São Jorge Castle
São Jorge Castle is a historic Moorish-era fortress and popular viewpoint overlooking central Lisbon and the Tagus River.
- 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: Portalegre Castle Target entity description: Portalegre Castle is a historic medieval fortress in the city of Portalegre, Portugal, known for its well-preserved walls and role in regional defense.
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A.
Bragança Castle
Bragança Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in northeastern Portugal, notable for its imposing keep and role in the region’s historical defense.
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B.
Guimarães Castle
Guimarães Castle is a medieval fortress in northern Portugal, renowned as a symbol of the nation’s origins and one of its most important historical monuments.
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C.
Castelo de Vide
Castelo de Vide is a historic hilltop town in Portugal’s Alentejo region, known for its well-preserved medieval castle and Jewish quarter.
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D.
Castle of Estremoz
The Castle of Estremoz is a medieval fortification in Portugal renowned for its imposing white marble tower and well-preserved walls overlooking the town of Estremoz.
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E.
São Jorge Castle
São Jorge Castle is a historic Moorish-era fortress and popular viewpoint overlooking central Lisbon and the Tagus River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | King Afonso III of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Portalegre District
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Castles in Portugal ⓘ Tourist attractions in Portalegre District ⓘ |
| condition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 600 metres ⓘ |
| function |
border defense
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regional defense ⓘ |
| hasPart |
battlements
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castle walls ⓘ courtyard ⓘ gates ⓘ keep ⓘ ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Imóvel de Interesse Público
NERFINISHED
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Property of Public Interest ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Portalegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Portalegre District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Portalegre Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Serra de São Mamede Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Alentejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Serra de São Mamede foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Portuguese Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
panoramic views over Portalegre
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well-preserved walls ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Portuguese State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | fortifications of Portalegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Portuguese Restoration War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantModification |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Portalegre ⓘ |
| use |
cultural heritage site
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military defense ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Portalegre Castle Description of subject: Portalegre Castle is a historic medieval fortress in the city of Portalegre, Portugal, known for its well-preserved walls and role in regional defense.
Referenced by (1)
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