Finow Canal
The Finow Canal is one of the oldest artificial waterways in Europe. Construction began in 1605. The channel, about 50 kilometres long, is in the German state of Brandenburg in the Barnim district.Places of Interest
Highlights include Town church Liebenwalde and Schnelle Havel.
Schnelle Havel
Protected area
Photo: Constantin Knapp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schnelle Havel is a protected area.
Village church Hammer
Church
Photo: Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village church Hammer is situated 3½ km northeast of Finow Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liebenwalde and Kreuzbruch.
Liebenwalde
Town
Photo: DorisAntony, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Liebenwalde is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Oranienburg, and 39 km north of Berlin.
Kreuzbruch
Hamlet
Photo: DorisAntony, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kreuzbruch is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Finow Canal.
Neuholland
Hamlet
Photo: Jumbo1435, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neuholland is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Finow Canal.
Finow Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Brandenburg, Germany
- Categories: inland waterway and body of water
- Location: Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Finow Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Finowkanal”
- Chinese: “菲诺运河”
- Danish: “Finowkanalen”
- Dutch: “Finowkanaal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة فينو”
- Esperanto: “Finow-kanalo”
- Esperanto: “Finowkanal”
- French: “Canal de Finow”
- German: “Finow-Kanal”
- German: “Finowkanal”
- German: “Langer Trödel”
- Macedonian: “Финовски Канал”
- Polish: “Kanał Finow”
- Swedish: “Finowkanalen”
- Turkish: “Finow Kanalı”
- Ukrainian: “Фінов”
- Welsh: “Camlas Finow”
- “Finowkanal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Liebenwalde and Sandberge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mühlensee and Beverinsee.
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