The Sacrow–Paretz Canal , or Sacrow-Paretzer-Kanal in German ( pronounced [ˈzakʁoː ˈpaːʁɛt͡sɐ kaˈnaːl] ), is a canal in the northeastern German state of Brandenburg . It provides a short cut for vessels navigating the River Havel , linking the Jungfernsee , near Potsdam , with Paretz .
4-655: Building of the canal began in 1874, and it was opened in 1876. Since then, it has been widened and deepened twice, once between 1888 and 1890, and again in the 1920s. Unlike the Havel Canal , which also provides a short cut for the River Havel, and also has its downstream end at Paretz, both ends of the Sacrow–Paretz Canal are downstream of Berlin . The canal is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) long, of which 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) comprises artificially cut channel, whilst
8-507: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Havel Canal The Havel Canal , or Havelkanal in German , is a canal in the German state of Brandenburg . It provides an alternate route to the River Havel , between Hennigsdorf and Paretz , thus avoiding a passage through the waterways of Berlin between Spandau and Potsdam . Construction of the canal was authorised by
12-506: The government of East Germany in April 1951. After an extraordinarily short construction period of 13 months, the canal was opened in June 1952, thus allowing East German vessels to avoid transiting parts of the River Havel within the political control of West Berlin . Besides its political and military advantages, the canal also allowed large vessels to avoid the (then) small lock at Spandau and reduced
16-661: The rest is accounted for by several lakes. Besides the Jungfernsee, these include the Weißer See , the Fahrlander See and the Schlänitzsee . The canal has no locks , and is crossed by four bridges. 52°27′N 12°54′E / 52.450°N 12.900°E / 52.450; 12.900 This Brandenburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to water transport
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