Damme Canal
The Damme Canal is a canal in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The canal links Bruges with the Western Scheldt at Sluis, Netherlands. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Canal
- 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”, and “Vaart van Brugge naar Sluis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Major Seminary in Bruges and Sint-Jozefkerk.
Major Seminary in Bruges
College
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Major Seminary in Bruges, in Dutch Grootseminarie, is a centre for training and formation in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges, formerly used as the seminary for preparing candidates for the diocesan priesthood.
Belfry
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the centre of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other dangers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sint-Jozef and Sint-Gillis.
Sint-Jozef
Neighborhood
Sint-Jozef is a quarter in Bruges, which is the capital of the Flemish province of West Flanders, in Belgium.
Bruges
Bruges is a picturesque city in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Once Europe's richest city, it is now both cosmopolitan and bourgeois in its compact size.
Damme Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Damme Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bruges, Kortrijk, Ypres, and Ostend.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Damme Canal”. Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.