Gliwice Canal
The Gliwice Canal , also known as the Upper Silesian Canal (inaugurated as "Adolf Hitler Canal" , Polish Kanał Gliwicki ), runs in the valley of the Klodnitz (Kłodnica) between Gliwice ( Port of Gliwice ) and the Oder (mouth: 50 ° 21 ′ 34 ″ N , 18 ° 8 ′ 25 ″ E ) near Cosel (Koźle) and was built between 1934 and 1939 on the site of the old Klodnitz Canal .
It has a length of approx. 41 km and a difference in altitude of approx. 49 m.
After only a passage of barges up to 100 t and a draft of 1.20 m was possible on the Klodnitz Canal, even after further expansion, the canal was rebuilt from 1934 with a modified route (5 km shortened). The number of locks was reduced to six double locks and several reservoirs were built. The canal was thus usable for ships up to 1000 tons.
On December 8, 1939, the "Adolf Hitler Canal" was inaugurated by Rudolf Hess . At the same time, Hitler's deputy broke ground for the Oder-Danube Canal . Work on the project for this 320 km long waterway was soon stopped.
The Gliwice Canal is passable for ships up to a draft of 2.25 m. Its estuary is the Oderhafen in Klodnitz .
After the end of the Second World War , shipping on the Kanał Gliwicki through the People's Republic of Poland was resumed in 1950. The projected annual volume of 3 million tons was also reached later. In the meantime, the transport has decreased to less than 300,000 t per year.
Web links
- kanalgliwicki.net . History, pictures, maps, documents (Polish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gliwice . In: OME lexicon of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, point 3. “Economy”, accessed on November 29, 2015
- ↑ Hans Niekrawietz / Konrad Werner. Silesia - unforgettable homeland . Stürtz Verlag GmbH, Würzburg (2001), pages 174 and 192. ISBN 3-88189-156-0
- ↑ Gleiwitz Canal . On: Website Haus Schlesien, accessed on November 29, 2015