Grand Canal of Alsace
The Grand Canal of Alsace is a canal in eastern France, channeling the Upper Rhine river. It is 50 kilometers long between Kembs and Vogelgrun, and provides access to the region from the Rhine River, Basel in Switzerland, and the North Sea for barges of up to about 5000 metric tons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal
- Also known as: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
Places of Interest
Highlights include EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg and Église Saint-Nicolas de Village-Neuf.
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg
Aerodrome
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg is an international airport in the administrative commune of Saint-Louis, in the French Alsace part of the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel. EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is situated 3½ km southwest of Grand Canal of Alsace.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Village-Neuf
Church
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Église Saint-Nicolas de Village-Neuf is a church.
Three Countries Bridge
Bridge
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The Three Countries Bridge is an arch bridge which crosses the Rhine between the commune of Huningue and Weil am Rhein, within the Basel metropolitan area. Three Countries Bridge is situated 3 km southeast of Grand Canal of Alsace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eimeldingen and Haltingen.
Eimeldingen
Village
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Eimeldingen is a municipality in the district of Lörrach, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Eimeldingen is situated 2½ km northeast of Grand Canal of Alsace.
Haltingen
Village
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Haltingen is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Grand Canal of Alsace.
Saint-Louis
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Saint-Louis is a city of 23,000 people in Alsace in the Grand-Est at the German and Swiss borders, just north of Basel. Saint-Louis is rich in cultural resources and fun activities.
Grand Canal of Alsace
- Category: body of water
- Location: Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Grand Canal of Alsace” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մեծ էլզասյան ջրանցք”
- Basque: “Alsaziako Ubide Handia”
- Catalan: “Gran Canal d’Alsàcia”
- Cebuano: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
- Chinese: “阿尔萨斯大运河”
- Dutch: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة الديساس الكبرى”
- Esperanto: “Granda Kanalo de Alzaco”
- French: “Canal d’Alsace”
- French: “Grand canal d’Alsace”
- French: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
- German: “Canal d’Alsace”
- German: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
- German: “Rheinseitenkanal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grand Canal d’Alsace”
- Polish: “Kanał Alzacki”
- Polish: “Wielki Kanał”
- Portuguese: “Grande Canal da Alsácia”
- Russian: “Большой Эльзасский канал”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Veliki alzaški kanal”
- Spanish: “Canal de Alsacia”
- Spanish: “Gran Canal de Alsacia”
- Swiss German: “Rheinseitenkanal”
- Tosk Albanian: “Rheinseitenkanal”
- Ukrainian: “Великий Ельзаський канал”
- Welsh: “Camlas Grand d’Alsace”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Märkt and Village-Neuf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kander and Eimeldingen railway stop.
Grand Est: Must-Visit Destinations
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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 “Grand Canal of Alsace”. Photo: Luftfahrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.