The Eider Canal (originally "Schleswig-Holstein Canal" also "Old Eider Canal") was a waterway built between 1778 and 1785, which connected the Kiel Fjord with the Lower Eider near Rendsburg.

The Eider Canal (originally "Schleswig-Holstein Canal" also "Old Eider Canal") was a waterway built between 1778 and 1785, which connected the Kiel Fjord with the Lower Eider near Rendsburg. The canal itself was 34 kilometers long and, with its connection to the Eider, which flows into the North Sea near Tönning, enabled for the first time a short shipping route between the Baltic and the North Sea. Photo taken: June 29, 2021.

Hans Christian Davidsen http://hcdavidsen.jimdo.com 10.08.2021, 288 Views, 0 Comments * automatically translated