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The Masurian Canal (Polish: Kanał Mazurski, Russian: Канал Мазурский, German: Masurischer Kanal) is an unfinished 50.4 km long canal connecting the Łyna River in Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (a tributary of the Pregolya) and Lake Mamry, one of the Masurian Lakes in Poland.
| Masurian Canal | |
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 Unfinished canal lock in Leśniewo | |
 Map of the Masurian Canal | |
| Country | Poland Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°19′16″N 21°28′34″E |
| Specifications | |
| Locks | 10 |
| Status | abandoned unfinished |
| History | |
| Principal engineer | August Hess |
| Other engineer(s) | Otto Intze |
| Construction began | 1911 1918 1934 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Łyna River |
| End point | Lake Mamry |
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The Polish-Russian border cuts through the canal, with the southern section, about 20 km long, located in Poland, and the remainder in Russia. There are ten locks on the canal, five in each country, designed to handle boats up to 7.7 metres (25 ft) wide, 45 metres (148 ft) long, with a draught of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in).
The canal's purpose was to spur the economic development of Masuria. Construction began in 1911 but was interrupted by World War I, was resumed in the 1920s – since Russian trade ceased after the October Revolution – and again in the 1930s. The project was finally terminated by World War II, with no attempt to finish the canal afterwards.[1]
Gallery
Ozerki Lock
Długopole Lock
Piaski Lock
Leśniewo Dolne Lock
References
- Turnock, David (2006). Eastern European Economy, 1800-2000: Stages of Transformation in a Peripheral Region. Routledge. p. 219. ISBN 0-203-48622-6.
External links
Media related to Masurian Canal at Wikimedia Commons- Photosphere of a canal lock
- Canal lock visible in Google Street View
- Canal lock visible in Google Street View
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На других языках
[de] Masurischer Kanal
Der Masurische Kanal (russisch Канал Мазурский, Kanal Masurski, polnisch Kanał Mazurski) ist eine 50,4 km lange, nicht fertiggestellte künstliche Wasserstraße, die in Ostpreußen eine schiffbare Verbindung zwischen der Masurischen Seenplatte und der Ostsee bei Königsberg (heute Kaliningrad, russ. Калининград) herstellen sollte.- [en] Masurian Canal
[ru] Мазурский канал
Мазу́рский кана́л (польск. Kanał Mazurski) — недостроенный водный путь в Восточной Пруссии, который должен был связать Большие Мазурские озёра с Балтийским морем через реки Лава, Преголя и Калининградский залив.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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