Lock 64 and lock keeper’s house with garden on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

The Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal (also known as Ludwig Canal or regional "Old Canal") was in the 19th and 20th centuries a 172.4 km long waterway between the Danube at Kelheim and the Main at Bamberg. In Bamberg district of Bug, the Ludwig Canal opened at lock 99 and km 169.3 in the Regnitz. Over a length of 172.4 km, 99 locks and locks were erected. In Kelheim is located in a short connecting channel from the Danube to Altmühl the lock 1 and in Bamberg, the Ludwig Canal opened at lock 99 and km 169.3 in the Regnitz.

Nice lock house with a wonderful garden ... meanwhile the fence is also colorful.

Lock keepers provided lock duty. They usually supplied one to three locks, and in exceptional cases up to six. They had to use cranks to operate the gates (slides) for the inflow or draining of water and to open or close the heavy oak sluice gates. A lock took about 10-15 minutes.

The keepers were also responsible for the supervision and maintenance of the canal and its facilities. 69 lock keeper's houses were built for them according to a variable model plan that could be adapted to the respective terrain situation. The lock keepers were able to use the surrounding land for growing vegetables and keeping animals.

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