| Bydgoszcz Canal | |
|---|---|
 View in the west of Bydgoszcz | |
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| Specifications | |
| Length | 24.77 km (15.39 miles) |
| Maximum boat length | 57 m (187 ft 0 in) |
| Maximum boat beam | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Locks | 6 |
| History | |
| Modern name | Polish: Kanał Bydgoski |
| Principal engineer | Franz von Brenkenhoff |
| Construction began | 1773 |
| Date of first use | 14 June 1774 |
| Date completed | 1775 |
| Date extended | 1904 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| End point | Nakło nad Notecią, Poland |
| Branch(es) | Old Bydgoszcz Canal |
| Branch of | European Waterway E70 |
| Connects to | Warta river |
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53°08′22″N 17°45′53″E / 53.139435°N 17.764793°E
Bydgoszcz Canal (German: Bromberger Kanal; Polish: Kanał Bydgoski) is a canal between the cities of Bydgoszcz and Nakło nad Notecią in Poland. It is 24.7 km long and connects the Vistula river with the Oder river, through the Brda and Noteć rivers (the latter ending in the Warta river which itself ends in Oder). The level difference along the canal is regulated by 6 locks. The canal was built in 1772–1775 on the order of King Frederick II of Prussia (after annexation of western Poland by the Kingdom of Prussia in First Partition of Poland).
The Bydgoszcz Canal has been listed on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List, Nr.A/900/1-27, on 30 November 2005.[1]
- ^ Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa (31 March 2017). Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych – województwo kujawsko-pomorskie (PDF). Bydgoszcz: Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. p. 26.