Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Bautzen
Elsterheide
Barbara Canal (Geierswalder See–Partwitzer See Canal)
Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Bautzen
Elsterheide
Barbara Canal (Geierswalder See–Partwitzer See Canal)
Barbara Canal (Geierswalder See–Partwitzer See Canal)
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Location: Elsterheide, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany
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The Barbara Canal (overpass 9) is an artificially created navigable waterway in the northern Saxon municipality of Elsterheide. The canal lies between Lake Geierswalde and Lake Partwitz near Geierswalde. It is an artificially created canal in the Lusatian Lake District and connects two lakes formed by former open-cast lignite mines.
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•July 17, 2025
Passable by boat. The bridge over it can only be entered by bike or on foot.
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