Rhine–Main–Danube Canal

E67857

canal transport infrastructure waterway

The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Main–Danube Canal	2
Main-Donau-Kanal	1
Main–Danube river network	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ waterway ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ surface form: Main-Donau-Kanal Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ surface form: Main–Danube Canal
basinCountry	Germany ⓘ
connects	Black Sea ⓘ Danube ⓘ Main ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Rhine ⓘ
constructionStart	1960 ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
crossesWatershed	Rhine–Danube watershed ⓘ
enables	continuous inland shipping between North Sea and Black Sea ⓘ
endPoint	Kelheim ⓘ
hasBridge	Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains (historical context) ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	European freight corridor ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact	affects local ecosystems along route ⓘ
hasLock	lock ⓘ
hasStructure	aqueduct ⓘ lock staircase ⓘ
highestPointAboveSeaLevel	about 406 m ⓘ
highestPointLocation	near Hilpoltstein ⓘ
length	about 171 km ⓘ
linksRiverSystem	Danube region ⓘ surface form: Danube basin Main basin ⓘ Rhine ⓘ surface form: Rhine basin
locatedIn	Bavaria ⓘ Europe ⓘ
maximumDraught	about 2.5 m ⓘ
maximumVesselBeam	about 11.45 m ⓘ
maximumVesselLength	about 190 m ⓘ
maximumVesselTonnage	about 3000 tonnes ⓘ
numberOfLocks	about 16 ⓘ
opened	1992 ⓘ
openedForNavigation	September 1992 ⓘ
operator	Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes ⓘ
partOf	European inland shipping network ⓘ surface form: European inland waterway network
passesThrough	Bavaria ⓘ Nuremberg ⓘ Regensburg region ⓘ
purpose	freight transport ⓘ inland navigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
replaced	Ludwig Canal ⓘ
startPoint	Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
waterwayClass	Class VIb ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhine–Main–Danube Canal → alsoKnownAs → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main–Danube Canal

Rhine–Main–Danube Canal → alsoKnownAs → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main-Donau-Kanal

Rhine → connectedByCanal → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Danube → connectedWaterway → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Main → hasCanalConnection → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main–Danube Canal

European inland shipping network → hasComponent → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Rednitz River → isComponentOf → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main–Danube river network