Kleinmachnow Lock

The Machnower lock is used to transport large freighters and motorboats. For smaller pleasure boats there is a dock for mooring. In the immediate vicinity there is also a beer garden and a coffee.

Impressive dam

Rivers and canals crisscross the country, the latter in particular being a very important part of the transport infrastructure in earlier times. Later, first rail, and later still trucks, took over the role of transporting goods.When building the artificial waterways, however, it was important to consider the constant need to overcome differences in elevation, and so locks are often located along the canals – at varying intervals, depending on the local situation. Only with their help could shipping be made possible.