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The Ludwig Danube Main Canal, an artificial waterway
from Bamberg to Kelheim, here near the city of Feucht in the vicinity of
Nuremberg in Franconia, was finished 1846 after eleven years construction time
under Ludwig the first. It connects the Main and the Danube rivers and was a
project aiming at increasing the trade from the Russian Czar Empire to the
English Empire.
During the construction time around 6000 workers
with pimple, spade and shovel simultaneously worked along the canal. The 16
meter wide and with 1,5 meters at that time quite deep canal became strongly
damaged in the second world war. As restoration was considered to be too
expensive, this fourth longest waterway in Germany was closed in 1950.
Canal bridge over the Schwarzach River
The paths along the Ludwig Danube Main Canal, on which the ships were pulled by
horses, today are trails and bike paths with fascinating romantic attraction.
Crossing the Schwarzach river
Lock by lock across the hills....
Before a thunderstorm
What is behind the curve?
Disclaimer
© Dr. Martin Hoppe 2001-2002
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