Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal is the former name of the Kiel Canal, a major artificial waterway in northern Germany that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
canal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nord-Ostsee-Kanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionAuthority | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | excavated canal with locks at both ends ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1887 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentOfficialName | Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kiel-Holtenau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringType | ship canal ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Kiel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Federal Republic of Germany (current successor state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Levensau High Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rendsburg High Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | two-lane shipping channel in most sections ⓘ |
| hasFerry | Rendsburg transporter bridge ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Brunsbüttel locks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holtenau locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | German Empire period ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 98 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jutland Peninsula region (southern part)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
|
| namedAfter | Wilhelm II, German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | Wilhelm II, German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOfficialName | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoid navigation around Jutland Peninsula
ⓘ
shorten maritime route between North Sea and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Kiel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingPeriod | after World War I ⓘ |
| startPoint | Brunsbüttel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | renamed to Kiel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major shortcut between North Sea and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| trafficType | sea-going vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
military shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | major European shipping route ⓘ |
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