Gliwice Canal

Gliwice Canal
Barge on the Gliwice Canal
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CountryPoland
Specifications
Length41.6 km (25.8 miles)
Geography
DirectionWest
Start pointGliwice
End pointKędzierzyn-Koźle
Beginning coordinates50°19′53″N 18°37′52″E / 50.3315°N 18.6311°E / 50.3315; 18.6311
Ending coordinates50°21′33″N 18°08′27″E / 50.3593°N 18.1407°E / 50.3593; 18.1407
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Lock in Rudziniec village.

The Gliwice Canal (Polish: Kanał Gliwicki, German: Gleiwitzer Kanal) is a canal connecting the Oder (Odra) River to the city of Gliwice in the Silesian Voivodeship (Upper Silesian Industrial Region), Poland. Also known as the Upper Silesian Canal (Kanał Górnośląski, Oberschlesischer Kanal), it was built from 1935 to 1939 and replaced the Kłodnicki Canal.