Kiel-Holtenau locks
E753336
The Kiel-Holtenau locks are a major lock complex at the Baltic Sea entrance of Germany’s Kiel Canal, enabling ships to transition between the canal and the Baltic at different water levels.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
lock complex ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | State of Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel gates ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expanded | 1914 ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
pilot services
ⓘ
tug assistance ⓘ |
| hasFunction | enables ships to transition between the Kiel Canal and the Baltic Sea at different water levels ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
signal lights
ⓘ
traffic control systems ⓘ |
| hasPart |
new lock chamber pair
ⓘ
old lock chamber pair ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
emergency closing devices
ⓘ
lock monitoring systems ⓘ |
| isTerminusOf | eastern end of the Kiel Canal ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Baltic Sea entrance of the Kiel Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Holtenau, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kiel Fjord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiel-Holtenau Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Kiel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumVesselType | Panamax-size ships (approximate) ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Kiel Canal ferry crossings at Holtenau
ⓘ
Kiel-Holtenau high bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLockChambers | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1895 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kiel Canal infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | North Sea–Baltic Sea shipping route via Kiel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
passenger ships ⓘ recreational vessels ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | shortest sea route between North Sea and Baltic Sea via Kiel Canal ⓘ |
| traffic | high-volume international maritime traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
safe passage of seagoing vessels
ⓘ
water level regulation between canal and sea ⓘ |
| waterLevelDifference | variable difference between Baltic Sea and Kiel Canal ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | major international shipping route ⓘ |
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