Canal Giżycki
The Kanał Giżycki or Kanał Łuczański ( German Lötzener Kanal ) was built in the years 1765–1772.
prehistory
The Masurian canals are a system of waterways that connect the cities of Johannisburg and Angerburg . This route was used for the first time on September 3, 1856 by the steamship Masovia .
Much earlier, in 1379, part of this route was traveled by a boatman of the Teutonic Order with Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode . The first plans for the construction of the canals in Masuria were drawn up by Józef Naronowicz-Naroński (* 1610, † 1678), Samuel Suchodolec (* 1649, † 1727) and his son Jan Władysław Suchodolec (* 1687, † 1751) from 1765 to 1849 were carried out in several construction phases.
As early as the years 1764 to 1776, the first construction of canals took place, which established a connection from the Spirdingsee via Nikolaiken to the Mauersee . Johann Friedrich von Domhardt had dealt with the canal project on royal orders.
At that time there was a lock on the Talter waters towards Lake Nikolaiker. The banks of the canals were reinforced and the locks were made of wood. There were a total of six locks and ten bridges along the canal.
However, the canals on this stretch silted up and their use ceased in 1789. Eventually the canal system was destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars .
The Johannisburger Pisa was made navigable between 1798 and 1801 ; the wild wood of the Johannisburger Heide could now be rafted.
The Masurian canals took on their present form during the major public works in 1854–1857.
Technical design
The canal has a length of 2130 m and a depth of 1.9 m. It connects the Löwentinsee with the Mauersee . He crosses the western part of the city of Lötzen , first under the railway bridge of the Głomno – Białystok railway line , past the swing bridge , then under the pedestrian bridge and two other road bridges.
The swing bridge was built in 1898 to connect the city with the Boyen Fortress. The bridge is designed to turn sideways. It is rotated manually by an operator. The opening process of the bridge takes about five minutes and is a tourist attraction in Lötzen.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Kanał Łuczański w Giżycku. In: mojemazury.pl. March 10, 2011, accessed March 14, 2018 (Polish).