The Marne-Rhine Canal at Niderviller, Moselle.
The Marne-Rhine Canal (French: Canal de la Marne au Rhin) is a canal in eastern France. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It connects the river Marne in Vitry-le-François with the Rhine in Strasbourg. The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région Combined with the canalised part of the Marne, it allows transport between Paris and eastern France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
The 312 km long canal was opened in 1853. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The canal is suited for small ships (péniches), maximum size 38. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size 5 m long and 5. 05 m wide. It has 155 locks. A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways.
The Marne-Rhine Canal is connected with the following navigable waterways:
Its course crosses the following départements and towns:
The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France. The Meuse (in Dutch and in German: "Maas" in Latin: "Mosa" in Celtic:"Mus" (the rootword presumingly Commercy is a commune of the Meuse département in northeastern France. The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a Sous-préfecture of the The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. Pompey is a commune of northeastern France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département. Gondrexange is a Village and commune in the Moselle département of north-eastern France. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France. Meuse (møːz is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the Préfecture (capital Ligny-en-Barrois is a small town in the North-East of France, located in Lorraine, and in the département of the Meuse. Void-Vacon is a Village and commune in the Meuse département of north-eastern France. Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a Sous-préfecture of the Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Moselle is a ''département'' in the east of France named after the Moselle River. Gondrexange is a Village and commune in the Moselle département of north-eastern France. Sarrebourg (Saarburg is a town in Lorraine, France. It lies in the département Bas-Rhin is a ''département'' of France. The name means "Lower Rhine " Saverne (Saverne savɛʁn Alsatian: Zawere, pronounced; Zabern is a town and commune of France in the région of Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région
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