France
Grand Est
Moselle

Sarre Canal

The Canal de la Sarre, originally called Canal des Houillères de la Sarre, connects the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in to the canalised river in in northeastern France.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal
  • Also known as: “Canal de la Sarre”, “Canal des Houillères”, “Canal des houilleres de la Sarre”, “Canal des Houilleres de la Sarre”, “Canal des houillères de la Sarre”, and “Saar Kohlen Kanal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Denis de Diane-Capelle and Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Kerprich-aux-Bois.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km northwest of Sarre Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sarrebourg.

Town
Photo: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune of northeastern . In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains. is situated 9 km east of Sarre Canal.

Sarre Canal

Latitude
48.72968° or 48° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
6.93251° or 6° 55′ 57″ east
Elevation
265 metres (869 feet)
Open location code
8FW8PWHM+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82436875
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
3013098
Wiki­data ID
Q612380
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Satellite Map

Discover Sarre Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Sarre Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Canal des Houillères de la Sarre”
  • Dutch: “Canal des houilleres de la Sarre”
  • Dutch: “Canal des houillères de la Sarre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة منجم الفحم فى سار”
  • French: “canal des houillères de la Sarre”
  • French: “Canal des houillères de la Sarre”
  • German: “Saarkanal” (historical)

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Diane-Capelle and Étang de la Petite Creusière.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ecluse No 1 and Bois du Haut Chêne.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Sarre Canal”. Photo: Boerkevitz, CC BY-SA 3.0.