Elster-Saale Canal

#1560 among destinations in Germany

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The Elster-Saale Canal, renamed in 1999 by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration as the Saale-Leipzig Canal or SLK and on the Halle side also called the Saale-Elster Canal, was a canal project, started in 1933 and aborted in 1943, that was intended to link the White Elster river with the Saale near Leuna and thus enable the city of Leipzig to be joined to Germany's inland waterway network. The 11 kilometre long water-filled channel is one of the so-called special federal waterways. ()

Local name: Elster-Saale-Kanal Coordinates: 51°21'21"N, 12°13'55"E

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Elster-Saale Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nova Eventis, Haus Auensee, Kulkwitzer See, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei.

2.5 miW
51°20'38"N • 12°10'39"E
Nova Eventis, Leuna
64 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.7 miE
Concert hall, Theater, Concerts and shows
Haus Auensee, Leipzig
95 min walk • Haus Auensee is a concert hall located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Leipzig Auensee is a frequently used concert venue for national and international artists in Leipzig. The capacity is about 3,600 people. The house is named after the nearby lakes.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kulkwitzer See, Leipzig
85 min walk • Kulkwitzer See is a lake in the western part of Saxony, Germany. At an elevation of 114.5 m, its surface area is 1.7 km². It is on the site of a former lignite open cast mine. The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.
4.2 miSE
Arts center in an industrial setting
Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig
109 min walk • The Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei is an industrial site in Leipzig, Germany. Parts of this 10-hectare site in the district of Lindenau are used today by art galleries, studios and restaurants.
4.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Lindenau, Leipzig
118 min walk • Lindenau is a quarter of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Stadtbezirk Alt-West.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Parkeisenbahn am Auensee, Leipzig
99 min walk • Auensee is a lake of about 12 hectares in the northwest of the city of Leipzig in the district of Wahren. The lake is part of the Auenwald forest, which extends around and through Leipzig.
2.5 miW
51°20'43"N • 12°10'34"E
Indoor Kletterwald, Leuna
65 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Climbing
3.1 miSE
51°20'15"N • 12°17'48"E
Museumsfeldbahn Leipzig-Lindenau, Leipzig
78 min walk • Museum
4.6 miE
51°19'48"N • 12°19'50"E
Karl-Heine-Straße, Leipzig
118 min walk • Bridge
4.2 miSE
51°19'49"N • 12°19'15"E
Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, Leipzig
108 min walk • Museum, Art museum
4 miE
Church
Grace Church, Leipzig
102 min walk • Gnadenkirche is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church in Leipzig-Wahren on the Opferberg.