Elbląg Canal
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The Elbląg Canal is a unique 19th-century Polish waterway famous for its system of inclined planes that allow boats to travel over significant elevation differences between lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elbląg Canal canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
technical monument ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Drwęca River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elbląg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Drużno NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostróda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1844 ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| designedBy | Georg Steenke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationDifference | approximately 100 metres ⓘ |
| endPoint | Elbląg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | Druzno Lake – Elbląg River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature |
rail-mounted cradles for boats
ⓘ
water-powered inclined planes ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Elbing-Oberländischer Kanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInclinedPlane |
Buczyniec inclined plane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Całuny Nowe inclined plane NERFINISHED ⓘ Jelenie inclined plane NERFINISHED ⓘ Kąty inclined plane NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleśnica inclined plane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aqueducts
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ inclined plane system ⓘ locks ⓘ sluices ⓘ |
| hasStatus | navigable canal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument of History of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish national historic monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| length | approximately 80.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pomeranian Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Masurian Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elbląg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostróda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1860 ⓘ |
| operator | Regional Water Management Authority in Gdańsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
inclined plane boat transport system
ⓘ
overcoming large elevation differences without many locks ⓘ |
| startPoint | Ostróda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland navigation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.