Elbląg Canal

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The Elbląg Canal is a unique 19th-century Polish waterway famous for its system of inclined planes that allow boats to travel over significant elevation differences between lakes.

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Elbląg Canal canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
technical monument
waterway
connects Drwęca River
Elbląg
Lake Drużno
Ostróda
constructionStartDate 1844
country Poland
designedBy Georg Steenke
elevationDifference approximately 100 metres
endPoint Elbląg
followsWatercourse Druzno Lake – Elbląg River system
hasEngineeringFeature rail-mounted cradles for boats
water-powered inclined planes
hasGermanName Elbing-Oberländischer Kanal
hasInclinedPlane Buczyniec inclined plane
Całuny Nowe inclined plane
Jelenie inclined plane
Kąty inclined plane
Oleśnica inclined plane
hasPart aqueducts
embankments
inclined plane system
locks
sluices
hasStatus navigable canal
heritageDesignation Monument of History of Poland
Polish national historic monument
historicalRegion East Prussia
inception mid-19th century
languageOfName Polish
length approximately 80.5 kilometres
locatedIn Pomeranian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
locatedInRegion Masurian Lake District
locatedNear Elbląg
Ostróda
openingDate 1860
operator Regional Water Management Authority in Gdańsk
significantFor inclined plane boat transport system
overcoming large elevation differences without many locks
startPoint Ostróda
touristAttraction yes
usedFor inland navigation
recreation
tourism
waterwayType ship canal

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Miłomłyn hasWaterway Elbląg Canal
Miłomłyn traversedBy Elbląg Canal
Elbląg hasLandmark Elbląg Canal
Elbląg crossedBy Elbląg Canal
Elbląg hasLandmark Elbląg Canal
subject linked to: Elbląg (via Vistula Lagoon)
Elbląg Canal inclined planes partOf Elbląg Canal