Eckersmuehlen Lock

Main-Danube Canal (Europa Canal)

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November 2nd 2013
Geo: 49.2106, 11.1773This 171km German canal (completed in 1992 at a cost of €2.3B) connects the Main and Danube Rivers over the Continental Divide/European Watershed. 16 locks raise and lower the waterway to a summit of 406m above sea level, the highest point on earth accessible by sea-going watercraft. These are the narrowest locks on the route and three of them each connect a height d ... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Roth

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more