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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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal canonical	9
Main–Danube Canal	4
Main-Danube Canal	3
Danube–Main Canal via Rhine–Main–Danube Canal	1
Ludwig–Danube–Main Canal	1
Ludwig–Donau–Main-Kanal	1
Main-Donau-Kanal	1
Main–Danube river network	1
Main–Danube waterway system	1
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal near Bamberg	1
Rhine–Main–Danube river system	1
Rhine–Main–Danube waterway corridor	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 ⓘ
waterwayClass	Class VIb ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

Danube → connectedWaterway → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Rhine → connectedByCanal → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Main → hasCanalConnection → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main–Danube Canal

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

this entity surface form: Main–Danube river network

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

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

Roth (river) → partOf → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rhine–Main–Danube river system

Rhine–Meuse river system → connectedTo → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Danube–Main Canal via Rhine–Main–Danube Canal

River Main → hasCanalConnection → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Main

this entity surface form: Main–Danube Canal

Regnitz → associatedWithCanal → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal near Bamberg

Altmühl → connectedTo → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main-Danube Canal

Altmühl → partlyFollows → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main-Danube Canal

Danube region → hasTransportCorridor → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

German inland waterway network → hasPart → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main–Danube Canal

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (district) → traversedBy → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Kelheim (district) → contains → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main-Danube Canal

Rhine waterway system → hasPart → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains (historical context) → replacedBy → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains

Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains (historical context) → associatedWith → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains

this entity surface form: Ludwig–Donau–Main-Kanal

Ludwig Canal → partOf → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main–Danube waterway system

Ludwig Canal → replacedBy → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

Ludwig Canal → alternativeName → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ludwig–Danube–Main Canal

Ludwig Canal → waterwaySystem → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rhine–Main–Danube waterway corridor

Rhine–Danube watershed → linkedByCanalSystem → Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ⓘ