Henrichenburg boat lift
The Henrichenburg boat lift facilitates a change in elevation of the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal in Waltrop-Oberwiese. The boat lift is part of the Waltrop Lock Park, which includes the old Henrichenburg boat lift built in 1899, a disused shaft lock from 1912, the new boat lift built in 1962 and a modern ship lock from 1989.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: schiffshebewerk@lwl.org
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: boat lift
- Also known as: “Altes Schiffshebewerk”, “Boat lift Henrichenburg”, and “Old Henrichenburg Boat Lift”
- Address: Am Hebewerk 5, Waltrop, 45731
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neues Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg and Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln.
Neues Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg
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Neues Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg is situated 620 metres east of Henrichenburg boat lift.
Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln
Hospital
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Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln is a hospital, which is situated 3 km north of Henrichenburg boat lift.
St. Barbara
Church
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St. Barbara is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Henrichenburg boat lift.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henrichenburg and Horneburg.
Horneburg
Hamlet
Horneburg is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Henrichenburg boat lift.
Datteln
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Datteln is a city in the North Rhine-Westphalia Region of Germany. It sits on the border of the Ruhr region and Münsterland on a crossroads of four canals, which makes it the biggest canal junction in the world.
Henrichenburg boat lift
- Categories: boat lift, museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Waltrop, Recklinghausen, Münster, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.61672° or 51° 37′ 0″ northLongitude
7.32549° or 7° 19′ 32″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Inception
August 11th, 1899Open location code
9F39J88G+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 140075202OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
8581567Wikidata ID
Q99406
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Henrichenburg boat lift” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Henrichenburg boat lift”
- Dutch: “Scheepslift Henrichenburg”
- Esperanto: “Ŝiplifto Henrichenburg”
- French: “Ascenseurs à bateaux d’Henrichenburg”
- German: “Altes SchiffshebeAltes Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburgwerk”
- German: “Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg”
- Japanese: “ヘンリヘンブルクボートリフト”
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