Mittellandkanal

Mittelland Canal
Course of the Mittelland Canal
Specifications
Length	325.7 km (202 mi)
History
Construction began	1906
Date completed	1938
Geography
Start point	Dortmund-Ems Canal at Hörstel (near Rheine, Germany
End point	Elbe River and Elbe-Havel Canal near Magdeburg, Germany
Beginning coordinates	52°16′37″N 7°36′18″E
Ending coordinates	52°14′46″N 11°44′49″E

The Mittelland Canal is a major canal in central Germany. It is the main east-west inland waterway. It also links France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries with Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic Sea. At 325.7 kilometres (202.4 miles) it is the longest artificial waterway in Germany. It goes from the Dortmund-Ems Canal to the Elbe River near Magdeburg, where it joins the Elbe-Havel Canal.

Building was started in 1906, and the final section to Magdeburg was opened in 1938.