!!!Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal

Rhine-Main-Danube-Canal: The idea of linking the Danube and Rhine 
rivers had already been conceived by Charlemagne in 793. In the 
19%%sup th/%  century, King Ludwig I of Bavaria had a 
173-kilometre-long canal (Ludwig-Main-Donau Canal) built from Kehlheim 
to Bamberg, which was, however, rather narrow and difficult to 
negotiate because of its 100 locks. The canal was finally closed in 
1945 as a result of war damage. In 1921, the Rhein-Main-Donau AG was 
founded and charged with the reconstruction of the canal. When a 
171-kilometre-long waterway from Bamberg to Kehlheim was opened to 
navigation on September 25, 1992, a 3,500-kilometre-long waterway 
linking the North Sea to the Black Sea was created. The canal has a 
cross-section of 55 by 4 metres; differences in height are 
overcome by means of 16 locks. The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal has also 
greatly improved the possibilities of shipping on the  Danube for 
Austria.


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