Gliwice Canal

The Gliwice Canal is a canal connecting the Oder River to the city of in the , . Also known as the Upper Silesian Canal, it was built from 1935 to 1939 and replaced the Kłodnicki Canal.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: architectural structure in Poland
  • Also known as: “Adolf Hitler Canal”, “Adolf Hitler Kanal”, “Gleiwitz Canal”, “Gliwicki Canal”, “Hitler Canal”, “Hitler Kanal”, “Kanal Gliwicki”, “Kłodnicki Kanał”, and “Klodnitzkanal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kędzierzyn-Koźle railway station and Kędzierzyn Koźle Przystanek.

Railway station
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Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a railway station in , in the in , it one of the largest railway stations in the entire Voivodeship. According to the Polish State Railways classification, it is categorized as a regional station. is situated 3 km southeast of Gliwice Canal.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Town hall
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is situated 3½ km southwest of Gliwice Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Raszowa.

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is a town in the in southern . The town actually consists of two historical towns that got merged, being Kędzierzyn and Koźle.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within , , in southern Poland. is situated 3½ km north of Gliwice Canal.

Suburb
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is a district of , Poland, located in the western part of the city at the junction of the and rivers, c. 50 km southeast of Opole. is situated 3½ km southwest of Gliwice Canal.

Gliwice Canal

Latitude
50.36124° or 50° 21′ 41″ north
Longitude
18.17215° or 18° 10′ 20″ east
Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)
Open location code
9F2W956C+FV
Geo­Names ID
3099229
Wiki­data ID
Q450876
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Gliwice Canal” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Глівіцкі канал”
  • Cebuano: “Kanał Gliwicki”
  • Czech: “Gliwický průplav”
  • Czech: “Hlivický průplav”
  • Danish: “Gliwice-kanalen”
  • Dutch: “Gleiwitzer Kanal”
  • Dutch: “Gliwice-kanaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة جليفيس”
  • Esperanto: “Kanalo de Gliwice”
  • French: “canal de Gliwice”
  • French: “Canal de Gliwice”
  • German: “Adolf-Hitler-Kanal”
  • German: “Gleiwitzer Kanal”
  • German: “Kanal Gliwice”
  • German: “Oberschlesischer Kanal”
  • German: “Adolf Hitler Kanal” (historical)
  • Greek: “διώρυγα του Γκλιβίτσε”
  • Hebrew: “לתעלת גליביצה”
  • Hungarian: “Gleiwitzer Kanal”
  • Hungarian: “Gliwice-csatorna”
  • Hungarian: “Kanał Gliwicki”
  • Italian: “Canale Adolf Hitler”
  • Italian: “Canale di Gleiwitz”
  • Italian: “Canale di Gliwice”
  • Italian: “Canale di Glywicy”
  • Italian: “Canale Hitler”
  • Polish: “Adolf-Hitler-Kanal”
  • Polish: “Gleiwitzer Kanal”
  • Polish: “Hitler Kanal”
  • Polish: “Kanał Gliwicki”
  • Polish: “Kanał Górnośląski”
  • Polish: “Oberschlesischer Kanal”
  • Portuguese: “Canal de Gliwice”
  • Russian: “Гливицкий канал”
  • Silesian: “Glywicki Kanał”
  • Slovak: “Glivický prieplav”
  • Swedish: “Gliwicekanalen”
  • Turkish: “Gliwice Kanalı”
  • Ukrainian: “Гливицький канал”
  • Vietnamese: “Kênh Gliwice”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Gliwice”

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