Sigismund Bell
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Sigismund Bell is a massive 16th-century bronze church bell in Kraków, Poland, renowned as a national symbol and used to mark major religious and state occasions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sigismund Bell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10409663 — 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: Sigismund Bell Context triple: [Wawel Cathedral, contains, Sigismund Bell]
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A.
Sigismund Porges
Sigismund Porges was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Mönch in the Bernese Alps.
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B.
Sigismunda
Sigismunda is a central heroine in Miguel de Cervantes’ romance "Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda," known for her steadfast love, virtue, and endurance through perilous adventures.
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C.
Sigismund the Old
Sigismund the Old was a 16th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Jagiellonian dynasty, noted for his role in strengthening the Polish-Lithuanian state and fostering the Renaissance in Poland.
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D.
Sigismund
Sigismund was a prince of Transylvania from the Báthory family who played a significant role in the region’s late 16th-century politics and conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.
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E.
Johann von Limburg-Styrum
Johann von Limburg-Styrum was a nobleman of the German-Dutch House of Limburg-Stirum, known as a prominent representative of this historic aristocratic family.
- 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: Sigismund Bell Target entity description: Sigismund Bell is a massive 16th-century bronze church bell in Kraków, Poland, renowned as a national symbol and used to mark major religious and state occasions.
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A.
Sigismund Porges
Sigismund Porges was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Mönch in the Bernese Alps.
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B.
Sigismunda
Sigismunda is a central heroine in Miguel de Cervantes’ romance "Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda," known for her steadfast love, virtue, and endurance through perilous adventures.
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C.
Sigismund the Old
Sigismund the Old was a 16th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Jagiellonian dynasty, noted for his role in strengthening the Polish-Lithuanian state and fostering the Renaissance in Poland.
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D.
Sigismund
Sigismund was a prince of Transylvania from the Báthory family who played a significant role in the region’s late 16th-century politics and conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.
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E.
Johann von Limburg-Styrum
Johann von Limburg-Styrum was a nobleman of the German-Dutch House of Limburg-Stirum, known as a prominent representative of this historic aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze bell
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church bell ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| castBy | Hans Behem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castIn | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| city | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sigismund I the Old NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of Polish Catholicism
ⓘ
symbol of Kraków’s heritage ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Sigismund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Stanislaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 2.4 meters ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| firstRung | 1521 GENERATED ⓘ |
| function |
mark major religious occasions
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mark major state occasions ⓘ |
| hasClapperWeight | approximately 350 kilograms ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national symbol of Poland ⓘ |
| inception | 1520 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kraków
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Poland ⓘ Wawel Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sigismund I the Old NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep, solemn tone
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large size ⓘ role in Polish history ⓘ |
| occasionForRinging |
funerals of national heroes
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major church feasts ⓘ national holidays ⓘ visits of popes ⓘ |
| partOf | Wawel Royal Cathedral complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| ringingMethod | manually swung by bell-ringers ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Kraków
NERFINISHED
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Polish national identity ⓘ Polish statehood ⓘ |
| tower | Sigismund Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
church ceremonies
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funeral tolls for notable figures ⓘ national ceremonies ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 12,600 kilograms ⓘ |
| yearCast | 1520 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sigismund Bell Description of subject: Sigismund Bell is a massive 16th-century bronze church bell in Kraków, Poland, renowned as a national symbol and used to mark major religious and state occasions.
Referenced by (2)
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