Ludwig Canal
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The Ludwig Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Bavaria that first linked the Main and Danube river systems, serving as a precursor to the modern Rhine–Main–Danube Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ludwig Canal canonical | 2 |
| disused Ludwig Canal | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ludwigskanal
ⓘ
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Ludwig–Danube–Main Canal
|
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| closurePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
River Main ⓘ
surface form:
Main River
|
| constructionEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1836 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ |
| designedFor | horse-drawn barges ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kelheim ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | crossing the European Watershed between Main and Danube basins ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | first artificial link between Main and Danube river systems ⓘ |
| hasPart |
preserved canal sections
ⓘ
remnant locks ⓘ |
| hasRole | precursor of the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | parts preserved as industrial heritage ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | about 406 m above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | facilitated trade between the North Sea and Black Sea basins ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| influenced | planning of the modern Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ |
| length | ~172 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Franconia ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ludwig I of Bavaria ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | ~100 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| originalGauge | narrow, suitable for small barges ⓘ |
| ownerDuringConstruction | Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Main–Danube waterway system
|
| purpose | economic development of Bavaria ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Middle Franconia
ⓘ
Upper Franconia ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ |
| significantEvent | suffered heavy damage during World War II ⓘ |
| startPoint | Bamberg ⓘ |
| status | largely abandoned ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland navigation ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine–Main–Danube waterway corridor
|
| waterwayType | summit-level canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains
subject surface form:
Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains
this entity surface form:
disused Ludwig Canal