Masurian channels

The Masurian canals are a system of waterways in the former East Prussia , with which the cities of Johannisburg ( Polish Pisz ) and Angerburg ( Polish Węgorzewo ) are connected. This route was used for the first time on September 3, 1856 by the steamship Masovia .

The north-south waterway is around 90 kilometers long. The water surface of the Masurian Lake District is about 116 m above sea level. After the Finnish Lake District, the area of ​​the Masurian Lakes in Poland today is the most impressive lake area in Europe.

history

Much earlier, in 1379, part of this route was driven 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 drafted by Józef Naronowicz-Naroński (1610–1678), Samuel Suchodolec (1649–1727) and his son Jan Władysław Suchodolec (1687–1751), which only took place from 1765 to 1849 in several Construction phases were carried out.

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. On September 3, 1856, the steamship Masovia , coming from Lötzen, called at the Angerburg harbor at the Order Castle. The Masovia used the Angerburger Nahe Canal , which had just been completed and which significantly shortened the earlier route through the many bends in the Angerapp, later called the dead arm .

Table of channels

The following channels connect the Masurian Lakes (order from south to north):

German name	Polish name	connects	Construction year	Length in km	Width in m	Depth in m	comment	image
Wagenauer Canal	Jegliński Canal	Roschsee and Sexter See	1845-1849	5.250			The Roschsee is a bulge of the Spirdingsee, height compensation by Karwik lock
Talter Canal	Canal Tałcki	Talter Waters and Kleiner Talter See		1.620
Grünwald Canal	Canal Grunwaldzki	Kleiner Talter See and Kleiner See		0.460
Immenhagen Canal	Kanał Mioduński	Small lake and Schmidtsdorfer lake		1.920
Schmidtsdorf Canal	Canal Szymoński	Schmidtsdorfer See and Großer Hensel See		2.360
Kulla Canal	Kanał Kula	Kröstensee and Saitensee		0.100
Lötzen Canal	Canal Giżycki	Löwentinsee and Mauersee	1765-1772	2.100	12-15	1.5-2.2
Lion Tine Canal	Canal Niegociński	Löwentinsee and Taita-See		1.200
Schoenberg Canal	Canal Piękna Góra	Taita Lake and Mauersee		0.250
Steinort Canal	Canal Sztynorcki	Dargainer See with Steinorter See and the harbor in Steinort		0.170
Angerburger Flößkanal or Nahe Canal	Canal Węgorzewski	Meander of the Angerapp near Angerburg		0.920
Brochure Canal	Kanał Brożajcki	the Angerapp with the Goldap		12000			closed
Masurian Canal	Kanał Mazurski	the Masurian Lakes with the Baltic Sea	1911-1942	50.400			unfinished

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jeglin. Retrieved March 15, 2018 (Polish). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Budowa mazurskich kanałów. Retrieved March 15, 2018 (Polish). 
3. ^ Kanał Grunwaldzki. Retrieved March 15, 2018 (Polish). 
4. ↑ Kanał Łuczański w Giżycku. March 10, 2011, accessed March 15, 2018 (Polish). 
5. ↑ Kanał Niegociński. Retrieved March 15, 2018 (Polish). 
6. ^ Kanał Piękna Góra. Retrieved March 15, 2018 (Polish).