river Lech
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The river Lech is a major Alpine river flowing through Austria and Germany, known for its fast currents, striking gorges, and role as a significant tributary of the Danube.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Lech | 1 |
| river Lech canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10251119 — 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: river Lech Context triple: [Augusta Vindelicorum, locatedOn, river Lech]
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A.
Wertach River
The Wertach River is a tributary waterway in Bavaria, Germany, flowing northward through towns such as Kaufbeuren and Augsburg before joining the Lech River.
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B.
Saalach River
The Saalach River is an Alpine river in Austria and Germany that flows through the spa town of Bad Reichenhall before joining the Salzach.
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C.
Traun River
The Traun River is a major tributary of the Danube in Austria, flowing through the Salzkammergut lake district and the state of Upper Austria.
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D.
Salzach River
The Salzach River is a major river in Austria and Germany that flows through the city of Salzburg and forms part of the border between the two countries.
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E.
River Pleiße
The River Pleiße is a small river in central Germany that flows through the city and district of Leipzig, contributing to the region’s historic waterways and green corridors.
- 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: river Lech Target entity description: The river Lech is a major Alpine river flowing through Austria and Germany, known for its fast currents, striking gorges, and role as a significant tributary of the Danube.
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A.
Wertach River
The Wertach River is a tributary waterway in Bavaria, Germany, flowing northward through towns such as Kaufbeuren and Augsburg before joining the Lech River.
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B.
Saalach River
The Saalach River is an Alpine river in Austria and Germany that flows through the spa town of Bad Reichenhall before joining the Salzach.
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C.
Traun River
The Traun River is a major tributary of the Danube in Austria, flowing through the Salzkammergut lake district and the state of Upper Austria.
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D.
Salzach River
The Salzach River is a major river in Austria and Germany that flows through the city of Salzburg and forms part of the border between the two countries.
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E.
River Pleiße
The River Pleiße is a small river in central Germany that flows through the city and district of Leipzig, contributing to the region’s historic waterways and green corridors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver |
Augsburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Füssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Landsberg am Lech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Austria
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Austria and Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | approximately 3900 km² ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Celtic root for "stone" or "rock" ⓘ |
| flowsPast | Neuschwanstein Castle area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Augsburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Donauwörth NERFINISHED ⓘ Füssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Landsberg am Lech NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrol NERFINISHED ⓘ Vorarlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween | Bavaria and Tyrol (in sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alpine river
ⓘ
fast current ⓘ gorges ⓘ gravel beds ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | alpine braided river ⓘ |
| hasLeftTributary |
Illasbach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | about 405 m ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Tyrolean Lech Nature Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRightTributary |
Loisach (via canal connection historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wertach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceElevation | about 1870 m ⓘ |
| hasStructureOn | Lech dams ⓘ |
| influencedBattle | Battle of Lechfeld (955) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lechfall waterfall at Füssen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lechfeld plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 255 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Danube
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Donauwörth ⓘ |
| partOf | Danube river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lech Canyon near Füssen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lech Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Lechquellengebirge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vorarlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| waterColor | turquoise ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: river Lech Description of subject: The river Lech is a major Alpine river flowing through Austria and Germany, known for its fast currents, striking gorges, and role as a significant tributary of the Danube.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
River Lech