Gieselau Canal
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The Gieselau Canal, or Gieselaukanal in German
, is a canal
in the German
state of Schleswig-Holstein
. It is located close to Oldenbüttel
and links the Kiel Canal
with the River Eider.
The canal has a length of 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) and has a single lock, with a fall of between 0.2 metre (0.656167979002625 ft) and 1.6 metres (5.2 ft).
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, is a canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
. It is located close to Oldenbüttel
Oldenbüttel
Oldenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
and links the Kiel Canal
Kiel Canal
The Kiel Canal , known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal until 1948, is a long canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.The canal links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. An average of is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula....
with the River Eider.
The canal has a length of 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) and has a single lock, with a fall of between 0.2 metre (0.656167979002625 ft) and 1.6 metres (5.2 ft).