!!!Donaukanal

Donaukanal (Danube Canal), since 1686 name given to the southern 
tributary of the River  Danube in Vienna; originally a natural 
tributary, it was regulated for the first time by Baron von Hoyos in 
1598-1600, in the 19%%sup th/%  century adapted to ward off floods and 
drift ice; 17.3 km long. The former tributary branches off the main 
stream near Nussdorf (lock) and rejoins the main stream just upstream 
of the "Praterspitz". The Donaukanal is much more part of the city of 
Vienna than the main river; 15 road and 5 train bridges cross the 
Donaukanal. In the early 1990s work started in the southern section of 
the Donaukanal (delimited by the 2%%sup nd/%  and 3%%sup rd/%  
districts) to create a recreation area along its banks.


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