Rhine–Main–Danube Canal

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The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
transport infrastructure
waterway
alsoKnownAs Main-Donau-Kanal
Main–Danube Canal
basinCountry Germany
connects Black Sea
Danube
Main
North Sea
Rhine
constructionStart 1960
country Germany
crossesWatershed Rhine–Danube watershed
enables continuous inland shipping between North Sea and Black Sea
endPoint Kelheim
hasBridge Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains (historical context)
hasEconomicRole European freight corridor
hasEnvironmentalImpact affects local ecosystems along route
hasLock lock
hasStructure aqueduct
lock staircase
highestPointAboveSeaLevel about 406 m
highestPointLocation near Hilpoltstein
length about 171 km
linksRiverSystem Danube basin
linked to: Danube region

Main basin
Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine
locatedIn Bavaria
Europe
maximumDraught about 2.5 m
maximumVesselBeam about 11.45 m
maximumVesselLength about 190 m
maximumVesselTonnage about 3000 tonnes
numberOfLocks about 16
opened 1992
openedForNavigation September 1992
operator Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes
partOf European inland waterway network
passesThrough Bavaria
Nuremberg
Regensburg region
purpose freight transport
inland navigation
tourism
replaced Ludwig Canal
startPoint Bamberg
waterwayClass Class VIb

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Danube connectedWaterway Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rhine connectedByCanal Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Main hasCanalConnection Main–Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rednitz River isComponentOf Main–Danube river network
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal alsoKnownAs Main–Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal alsoKnownAs Main-Donau-Kanal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
European inland shipping network hasComponent Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Roth (river) partOf Rhine–Main–Danube river system
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rhine–Meuse river system connectedTo Danube–Main Canal via Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Main hasCanalConnection Main–Danube Canal
subject linked to: River Main
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Regnitz associatedWithCanal Rhine–Main–Danube Canal near Bamberg
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Altmühl connectedTo Main-Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Altmühl partlyFollows Main-Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Danube region hasTransportCorridor Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
German inland waterway network hasPart Main–Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (district) traversedBy Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Kelheim (district) contains Main-Danube Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rhine waterway system hasPart Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains replacedBy Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Ludwig Canal aqueduct remains associatedWith Ludwig–Donau–Main-Kanal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Ludwig Canal partOf Main–Danube waterway system
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Ludwig Canal replacedBy Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Ludwig Canal alternativeName Ludwig–Danube–Main Canal
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Ludwig Canal waterwaySystem Rhine–Main–Danube waterway corridor
linked to: Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Rhine–Danube watershed linkedByCanalSystem Rhine–Main–Danube Canal