Devín Castle
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Devín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress overlooking the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers, renowned as one of Slovakia’s most important archaeological and cultural landmarks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Devín Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10313444 — 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: Devín Castle Context triple: [Western Slovakia, containsCulturalSite, Devín Castle]
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A.
Orlík Castle
Orlík Castle is a historic Gothic-turned-Neo-Gothic château overlooking the Vltava River in the Czech Republic, long associated with the noble Schwarzenberg family.
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B.
Spiš Castle
Spiš Castle is one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in eastern Slovakia.
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C.
Hluboká Castle
Hluboká Castle is a picturesque neo-Gothic château in the Czech Republic, renowned for its romantic architecture inspired by England’s Windsor Castle and its historical association with the noble Schwarzenberg family.
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D.
Trenčín Castle
Trenčín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress in western Slovakia, known as one of the country’s largest and best-preserved medieval castles overlooking the town of Trenčín.
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E.
Kokořín Castle
Kokořín Castle is a medieval Gothic castle in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, renowned for its picturesque setting atop a sandstone rock and its extensive 20th-century restoration.
- 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: Devín Castle Target entity description: Devín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress overlooking the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers, renowned as one of Slovakia’s most important archaeological and cultural landmarks.
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A.
Orlík Castle
Orlík Castle is a historic Gothic-turned-Neo-Gothic château overlooking the Vltava River in the Czech Republic, long associated with the noble Schwarzenberg family.
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B.
Spiš Castle
Spiš Castle is one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in eastern Slovakia.
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C.
Hluboká Castle
Hluboká Castle is a picturesque neo-Gothic château in the Czech Republic, renowned for its romantic architecture inspired by England’s Windsor Castle and its historical association with the noble Schwarzenberg family.
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D.
Trenčín Castle
Trenčín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress in western Slovakia, known as one of the country’s largest and best-preserved medieval castles overlooking the town of Trenčín.
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E.
Kokořín Castle
Kokořín Castle is a medieval Gothic castle in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, renowned for its picturesque setting atop a sandstone rock and its extensive 20th-century restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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cultural monument ⓘ ruin ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortification ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Slovakia
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Ruined castles in Slovakia ⓘ Tourist attractions in Bratislava ⓘ |
| country | Slovakia ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 212 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
archaeological exhibition
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historical exhibition on Great Moravia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Maiden Tower
NERFINISHED
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chapel ruins ⓘ courtyard ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ lower castle ⓘ middle castle ⓘ upper castle ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Cultural Monument of Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 9th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological finds
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cultural events ⓘ panoramic views of the Danube valley ⓘ |
| locatedAbove | confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bratislava
NERFINISHED
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Bratislava Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Devín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Austrian border ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Danube River
NERFINISHED
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Morava River NERFINISHED ⓘ cliff ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bratislava City Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bratislava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Bratislava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
blown up by Napoleon’s troops in 1809
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siege by Ottoman forces ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Slavic history
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Slovak national identity ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | SKDEVIN_CASTLE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Great Moravian period
NERFINISHED
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Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Devín Castle Description of subject: Devín Castle is a historic hilltop fortress overlooking the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers, renowned as one of Slovakia’s most important archaeological and cultural landmarks.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Slovakia