The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a 269-kilometre (167 mi) long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund (51°31′30″N7°26′40″E / 51.52500°N 7.44444°E / 51.52500; 7.44444) and the seaport of Emden. The artificial southern part of the canal ends after 215 kilometres (134 mi) at Herbrum lock near Meppen. The route then takes the river Ems for 45 kilometres (28 mi) to Oldersum lock. From there, the canal continues along a second artificial segment of 98 kilometres (61 mi). This latter section was built because inland ships at the time of the construction of the canal were not built for the open sea, which they would have faced at the Dollart and the entry to the sea port of Emden. It is connected to the Ems-Jade Canal from Emden to Wilhelmshaven.
The canal was opened in 1899 (1899) to reduce demand on the railway network, which could not cope with the transport of products from the Ruhr area. Also, the canal was supposed to make coal from the Ruhr area more competitive compared to imported English coal. Furthermore, the steel industry in the eastern Ruhr area needed to import ore from abroad.
The canal was attacked numerous times during World War II due to its strategic importance. Operation Garlic, an attack in September 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF (the "Dambusters") was unsuccessful and costly. The squadron attacked it again in September 1944 using Tallboy "earthquake" bombs breaching it and causing considerable damage. It was repaired after the conflict.
Description
The best known building of the Dortmund-Ems canal is the Henrichenburg boat lift in Waltrop, which enabled a ship to bridge a difference in height of 14 metres (46 ft). It operated until 1962, and was then replaced by a new elevator and a lock. Today it houses the Westfälisches Industriemuseum.
Some kilometres to the north, the canal reaches the city of Datteln, which lies at the crossroads of four canals:
The old route of the canal crosses the rivers Lippe, Stever and Ems on bridges. These bridges are built with large arches, and the bridge over the Lippe lies 15 metres (49 ft) above the river.
After the Second World War, the canal had to be widened. Those parts that were above ground level could not easily be widened, and therefore a new route was constructed between Olfen and Münster. It lies parallel to the old route, and new river crossings were also built. The old route was closed for shipping.
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References
^"Dortmund-Ems-Kanal-Route im Emsland". emsland.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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dortmund, canal, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2020, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dortmund Ems Canal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dortmund Ems Canal is a 269 kilometre 167 mi long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund 51 31 30 N 7 26 40 E 51 52500 N 7 44444 E 51 52500 7 44444 and the seaport of Emden The artificial southern part of the canal ends after 215 kilometres 134 mi at Herbrum lock near Meppen The route then takes the river Ems for 45 kilometres 28 mi to Oldersum lock From there the canal continues along a second artificial segment of 98 kilometres 61 mi This latter section was built because inland ships at the time of the construction of the canal were not built for the open sea which they would have faced at the Dollart and the entry to the sea port of Emden It is connected to the Ems Jade Canal from Emden to Wilhelmshaven Dortmund Ems CanalSpecificationsLength269 km 167 mi HistoryDate completed1899GeographyStart pointDortmund Port in Dortmund GermanyEnd pointEmden GermanyDortmund Ems canal in Munster The Dortmund Ems canal in winter Munster lock Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Towns along the canal 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe canal was opened in 1899 1899 to reduce demand on the railway network which could not cope with the transport of products from the Ruhr area Also the canal was supposed to make coal from the Ruhr area more competitive compared to imported English coal Furthermore the steel industry in the eastern Ruhr area needed to import ore from abroad The canal was attacked numerous times during World War II due to its strategic importance Operation Garlic an attack in September 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF the Dambusters was unsuccessful and costly The squadron attacked it again in September 1944 using Tallboy earthquake bombs breaching it and causing considerable damage It was repaired after the conflict Description EditThe best known building of the Dortmund Ems canal is the Henrichenburg boat lift in Waltrop which enabled a ship to bridge a difference in height of 14 metres 46 ft It operated until 1962 and was then replaced by a new elevator and a lock Today it houses the Westfalisches Industriemuseum Some kilometres to the north the canal reaches the city of Datteln which lies at the crossroads of four canals Datteln Hamm Canal Wesel Datteln Canal Dortmund Ems Canal Rhein Herne CanalThe old route of the canal crosses the rivers Lippe Stever and Ems on bridges These bridges are built with large arches and the bridge over the Lippe lies 15 metres 49 ft above the river After the Second World War the canal had to be widened Those parts that were above ground level could not easily be widened and therefore a new route was constructed between Olfen and Munster It lies parallel to the old route and new river crossings were also built The old route was closed for shipping Dortmund Ems Kanal Route de is a 350 km long official long distance cycling route next to the canal 1 Towns along the canal EditDortmund Waltrop Datteln Olfen Ludinghausen Senden Hiltrup Munster Dorenthe Horstel Bevergern Rheine Hesselte Lingen Geeste Meppen Haren Papenburg Duthe Heede Lehe Aschendorf Oldersum Emden Coordinates 52 16 55 N 7 32 31 E 52 28194 N 7 54194 E 52 28194 7 54194 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dortmund Ems Kanal References Edit Dortmund Ems Kanal Route im Emsland emsland com in German Retrieved 2020 05 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dortmund Ems Canal amp oldid 1114635037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
