Lötschberg Pass
E94528
Lötschberg Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that historically served as an important north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lötschberg Pass canonical | 2 |
| Lötschenpass | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T747734 — 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: Lötschberg Pass Context triple: [Bernese Alps, contains, Lötschberg Pass]
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A.
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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B.
Col du Mont Cenis
Col du Mont Cenis is a high mountain pass in the Alps that historically served as a key transalpine route between France and Italy.
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C.
Vallorbe–Jougne crossing
The Vallorbe–Jougne crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint in the Jura Mountains linking the Swiss town of Vallorbe with the French commune of Jougne.
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D.
Great St Bernard Pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Switzerland and Italy, historically renowned as a key transalpine route and for its hospice and St. Bernard rescue dogs.
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E.
Passo dello Stelvio
Passo dello Stelvio is a legendary high-altitude mountain pass in the Italian Alps, famed for its dramatic hairpin bends and frequent use as a decisive stage in professional cycling races.
- 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: Lötschberg Pass Target entity description: Lötschberg Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that historically served as an important north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
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A.
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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B.
Col du Mont Cenis
Col du Mont Cenis is a high mountain pass in the Alps that historically served as a key transalpine route between France and Italy.
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C.
Vallorbe–Jougne crossing
The Vallorbe–Jougne crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint in the Jura Mountains linking the Swiss town of Vallorbe with the French commune of Jougne.
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D.
Great St Bernard Pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Switzerland and Italy, historically renowned as a key transalpine route and for its hospice and St. Bernard rescue dogs.
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E.
Passo dello Stelvio
Passo dello Stelvio is a legendary high-altitude mountain pass in the Italian Alps, famed for its dramatic hairpin bends and frequent use as a decisive stage in professional cycling races.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high mountain pass
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| connects |
canton of Bern
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Bern
Canton of Valais ⓘ Kander Valley ⓘ Fieschertal ⓘ
surface form:
Lötschental
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | railway tunnels ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman |
Lötschberg Pass
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lötschenpass
|
| hasSeasonalUse | mainly summer hiking route ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRole | link between northern and southern Switzerland ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important trade and transit route between Bern and Valais ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Alps
ⓘ
Swiss Alps ⓘ Alps ⓘ
surface form:
Western Alps
|
| locatedInCanton |
canton of Bern
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Bern
Canton of Valais ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Goppenstein
ⓘ
Kandersteg ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Bernese Alps ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gotthard route
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine north–south transit axis
|
| region | Bernese Oberland ⓘ |
| separates | Kander Valley from Lötschental ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Lötschberg Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Lötschberg Base Tunnel
Lötschberg Tunnel ⓘ Lötschberg railway line ⓘ |
| usedAs | north–south transit route ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine crossing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
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: Lötschberg Pass Description of subject: Lötschberg Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that historically served as an important north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lötschenpass