Bolter channel

The Bolter Canal connects Müritz and Caarpsee as part of the "Alte Fahrt"

Leppinsee, entrance to the Bolter Canal

The Bolter Canal and the Bolter Mühle lock in Mecklenburg are said to have been built between 1832 and 1837 as the first navigable connection between the Müritz and Berlin . It connects the southeastern bank of the Müritz with the Leppinsee via the Caarpsee and the Woterfitzsee . With the subsequent chain of lakes a navigable link between the (western) was Eldegewässern and the (eastern) Havel, created 100 years later - after the construction of Mirow channel with the lock Mirow - the old drive (Müritz) was. In place of the Bolter Mühle lock there is a weir today . The approximately 2 km long Bolter Canal between Müritz and Bolter Mühle is one of the so-called other federal inland waterways under the responsibility of the Eberswalde Waterways and Shipping Office .

The Bolter Canal is located in the Müritz National Park .

literature

• M. Eckoldt (Hrsg.): Rivers and canals, The history of the German waterways. DSV-Verlag 1998.

Web links

• Literature on Bolter Canal in the State Bibliography MV

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Directory F of the Chronicle ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration