Upper Germany
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Upper Germany was a Roman imperial province along the upper Rhine frontier, encompassing parts of modern southwestern Germany, eastern France, and Switzerland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Upper Germany canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11109676 — 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: Upper Germany Context triple: [Legio XIV Gemina, garrison, Upper Germany]
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A.
Northern Germany
Northern Germany is the northern region of Germany, bordering the North and Baltic Seas and Denmark, known for its flat landscapes, Hanseatic cities, and cultural and linguistic ties to Scandinavia.
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B.
Central Germany
Central Germany is a loosely defined region in the middle of the country that encompasses parts of several federal states and serves as a historical, cultural, and economic heartland of Germany.
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C.
southern Germany
Southern Germany is a culturally and economically significant region of Germany known for its Alpine landscapes, historic cities, and strong regional identities such as Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
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D.
Upper German Reichskreis
The Upper German Reichskreis was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire in southwestern Germany that grouped together various territories for purposes of defense, taxation, and administration.
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E.
South Hesse
South Hesse is a region in the southern part of the German state of Hesse that includes major urban and economic centers such as Darmstadt and the Rhine-Main area.
- 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: Upper Germany Target entity description: Upper Germany was a Roman imperial province along the upper Rhine frontier, encompassing parts of modern southwestern Germany, eastern France, and Switzerland.
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A.
Northern Germany
Northern Germany is the northern region of Germany, bordering the North and Baltic Seas and Denmark, known for its flat landscapes, Hanseatic cities, and cultural and linguistic ties to Scandinavia.
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B.
Central Germany
Central Germany is a loosely defined region in the middle of the country that encompasses parts of several federal states and serves as a historical, cultural, and economic heartland of Germany.
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C.
southern Germany
Southern Germany is a culturally and economically significant region of Germany known for its Alpine landscapes, historic cities, and strong regional identities such as Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
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D.
Upper German Reichskreis
The Upper German Reichskreis was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire in southwestern Germany that grouped together various territories for purposes of defense, taxation, and administration.
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E.
South Hesse
South Hesse is a region in the southern part of the German state of Hesse that includes major urban and economic centers such as Darmstadt and the Rhine-Main area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Alamannic invasions ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gallia Belgica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Raetia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sequania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mogontiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveSystem | Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | late 1st century AD ⓘ |
| existedInCentury |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| governedBy | legatus Augusti pro praetore ⓘ |
| hadEconomyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade along the Rhine ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| hadFortification | Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadLegionaryBase |
Mogontiacum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vindonissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMajorCity |
Aquae Mattiacorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentoratum NERFINISHED ⓘ Augusta Raurica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogontiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesontio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterInfluencedRegion |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Besançon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiesbaden NERFINISHED ⓘ Windisch NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern France NERFINISHED ⓘ near Basel ⓘ southwestern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Roman aureus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman denarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| wasCreatedFrom | military district on the Rhine ⓘ |
| wasFrontierProvince | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper Germany Description of subject: Upper Germany was a Roman imperial province along the upper Rhine frontier, encompassing parts of modern southwestern Germany, eastern France, and Switzerland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.