Masurian Canal
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The Masurian Canal is a canal
connecting the Lava River in Kaliningrad Oblast
of Russia
(a tributary of the Pregolya
) and Lake Mamry
, one of the Masurian Lakes in Poland
. It was constructed between 1764 and 1776 under the auspices of Johann Friedrich Domhardt. It was modernised on several occasions, most importantly in the decade preceding the Second World War. The canal served as a defensive barrier between the Soviet and German armies. The damage it sustained during the war has never been repaired.
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:...
connecting the Lava River in Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(a tributary of the Pregolya
Pregolya
The Pregolya or Pregola is a river in the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast exclave.It starts as a confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa and drains into the Baltic Sea through Vistula Lagoon. Its length under the name of Pregolya is 123 km, 292 km including the Angrapa. The basin has an...
) and Lake Mamry
Lake Mamry
Mamry is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of Poland's Warmia-Mazury Province. It is the second largest lake in Poland, with an area of 104 km.² Maximum depth is 44 m, average is 11 m....
, one of the Masurian Lakes in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It was constructed between 1764 and 1776 under the auspices of Johann Friedrich Domhardt. It was modernised on several occasions, most importantly in the decade preceding the Second World War. The canal served as a defensive barrier between the Soviet and German armies. The damage it sustained during the war has never been repaired.