Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen
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Swedish language
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: "The Canal of Djurgården Spring") 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 central Stockholm
Stockholm
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, separating the island Djurgården from the northern mainland (or more correctly Southern and Northern Djurgården).
The canal stretches a kilometre from Lilla Värtan
Lilla Värtan
Lilla Värtan or simply Värtan is a strait in Stockholm, Sweden. Separating mainland Stockholm from the island and municipality Lidingö, it stretches from Blockhusudden in the south to Stora Värtan in the north...
to Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården...
allowing ships 9,5 metres wide and 2,1 metres deep to pass. Two bridges pass over the canal: Djurgårdsbrunnsbron
Djurgårdsbrunnsbron
Djurgårdsbrunnsbron is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting northern and southern Djurgården. It is the city's only remaining swing bridge, the default bridge type in Stockholm during the 19th century...
and Lilla Sjötullsbron
Lilla Sjötullsbron
Lilla Sjötullsbron is a concrete pedestrian bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Passing over Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen it connects Djurgården island to the mainland north of it....
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The decision to build the canal was taken by King Charles XIV in 1825. The canal was completed in 1834.