Brandenburg City Canal
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The Brandenburg City Canal, or Brandenburger Stadtkanal in German
, is a canal
in the German
state of Brandenburg
. It provides a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) route through the centre of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel.
At its upstream end, the canal diverges from the River Havel
upstream of the Vorstadtschleuse Brandenburg lock. It then passes through the city centre, before descending through the Stadtschleuse Brandenburg lock into a lower level of the River Havel, here known as the Brandenburger Niederhavel. Traffic from the canal then follows the Brandenburger Niederhavel downstream.
The Brandenburg City Canal is now largely used by leisure traffic, due to its constrained size. Commercial shipping uses the Silo Canal
, which descends through the Vorstadtschleuse Brandenburg, crosses the Brandenburger Niederhavel upstream of the city centre and then skirts the northern edge of the city, before rejoining the River Havel in the Plauer See
.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, is a canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. It provides a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) route through the centre of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel.
At its upstream end, the canal diverges from the River Havel
Havel
The Havel is a river in north-eastern Germany, flowing through the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and in length...
upstream of the Vorstadtschleuse Brandenburg lock. It then passes through the city centre, before descending through the Stadtschleuse Brandenburg lock into a lower level of the River Havel, here known as the Brandenburger Niederhavel. Traffic from the canal then follows the Brandenburger Niederhavel downstream.
The Brandenburg City Canal is now largely used by leisure traffic, due to its constrained size. Commercial shipping uses the Silo Canal
Silo Canal
The Silo Canal, or Silokanal in German, is a canal in the German state of Brandenburg. It provides a short cut for vessels navigating the River Havel, avoiding the winding and constricted navigation through the city of Brandenburg an der Havel....
, which descends through the Vorstadtschleuse Brandenburg, crosses the Brandenburger Niederhavel upstream of the city centre and then skirts the northern edge of the city, before rejoining the River Havel in the Plauer See
Plauer See (Brandenburg)
Plauer See is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated to the west of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel, and is one of a number of directly linked lakes, along with the Breitlingsee, Möserscher See, Quenzsee and Wendsee....
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