Elbląg Canal is a canal in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 80.5 kilometres (50.0 mi) in length, which runs southward from Lake Drużno, to the river Drwęca and lake Jeziorak. It can accommodate small vessels up to 50 tonnes displacement. The difference in water levels approaches 100 metres (330 ft), and is overcome using locks and a system of inclined planes between lakes.
Aerial view, showing one of the inclined planes
The canal, ca. 1880, by Hermann Penner
Elbląg Canal inclined plane
Ship "Ostróda" on crossing
Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of 24,192 km2 (9,341 sq mi) and in 2019 had a population of 1,425,967.
Battle of Grunwald, painting by Jan Matejko (1878)
Elbląg was one of the main port cities of the Kingdom of Poland and one of the largest and most influential cities in the entire Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The Lidzbark Warmiński Castle is considered to be a great artistic and historical value
Olsztyn is the capital of the Voivodeship and the largest city of Warmia