Oder–Spree Canal

Coordinates: 52°22′40″N 13°40′32″E / 52.37778°N 13.67556°E / 52.37778; 13.67556
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Oder–Spree Canal
A lock on the Oder-Spree Canal in Wernsdorf
LocationBerlin
CountryGermany
Coordinates52°22′40″N 13°40′32″E / 52.37778°N 13.67556°E / 52.37778; 13.67556
Specifications
Length20 km (12 miles)
History
Date completed1891
Geography
DirectionEast-west
Start pointRiver Oder, at Eisenhüttenstadt
End pointRiver Dahme river, at Schmöckwitz
Beginning coordinates52°08′52″N 14°40′57″E / 52.1479°N 14.6824°E / 52.1479; 14.6824
Ending coordinates52°22′45″N 13°40′08″E / 52.3791°N 13.6690°E / 52.3791; 13.6690
Map of waterways in the Berlin region

The Oder–Spree Canal (German: Oder-Spree-Kanal pronounced [ˌoːdɐˈʃpʁeː.kaˌnaːl] ), is a canal in the east of Germany. It links the Dahme river, at Schmöckwitz in the south-eastern suburbs of Berlin, with the River Oder, at Eisenhüttenstadt. It provides an important commercial navigable connection between Berlin and the Oder, and hence Poland.[1]

The canal has several connections to the

River Dahme, which joins the River Spree at Köpenick, to the east of the centre of Berlin.[1]

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