Damme Canal

The Damme Canal is a canal in the province of . The canal links with the Western Scheldt at , . It was constructed on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte who wished to create a canal network in order to permit the efficient transport of troops without the risk of disruptive interventions from the British navy.
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  • Canal
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
  • Description: canal in Belgium and the Netherlands
  • Also known as
    “Canal de Bruges”
    “Canal de Bruges à L’Écluse”
    “Canal de L’Écluse”
    “Kanaal Brugge-Sluis”
    “Kanaal de Damme”
    “Kanaal Sluis-Brugge”
    “Kanaal van Sluis naar Brugge”
    “Vaart van Brugge naar Sluis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Lapin and Major Seminary in Bruges.
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is a brewery.
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The , in Dutch Grootseminarie…
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Jozef and Sint-Gillis.
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is a quarter in , which is the…
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is a quarter.
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is a picturesque city in , the northern part of .

Damme Canal

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Latitude
51.2228° or 51° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
3.23676° or 3° 14′ 12″ east
Open location code
9F3566FP+4P
Geo­Names ID
2800929
Wiki­data ID
Q2111729

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Damme Canal” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Damse Vaart”
  • Catalan: “Napoleonvaart”
  • Cebuano: “Kanaal van Brugge naar Sluis”
  • Dutch: “Damse Vaart”
  • Dutch: “Napoleonvaart”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة دام”
  • French: “canal de Damme”
  • French: “Canal de Damme”
  • Luxembourgish: “Damse Vaart”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Damsekanalen”
  • Norwegian: “Damsekanalen”
  • Persian: “کانال دم”
  • Russian: “Дамме (канал)”
  • Russian: “Дамме”
  • Slovenian: “Damse Vaart”
  • Swedish: “Kanaal van Brugge naar Sluis”
  • Vlaams: “Damsche Voart”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Damme”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sint-Kruis and Het Brugse Ommeland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Adornes Hotel and Hotel Malleberg.

West Flanders: Highlights

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