The Dorlar lock is the uppermost of all Lahn locks at Lahn-km 4.5 between Gießen and Wetzlar. The km 0 referred to the border between the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, to which Gießen belonged as the upper terminus of the Lahn shipping, and the Prussian Wetzlar.
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June 3, 2018

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Nice to see in the summertime when canoes 🛶 drive along there.

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1. Lahn riverside – Lahn Bridge, Dutenhofen loop from Wetzlar

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2. Lahn Bridge, Dutenhofen – Stork Nest in the Lahn Meadows loop from Wetzlar

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3. Old Castle, Giessen – New Palace and Armoury loop from Gießen Licher Straße

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Elevation 150 m

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Location: Lahnau, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Dorlar Lock

1. Lahn riverside – Lahn Bridge, Dutenhofen loop from Wetzlar

2. Lahn Bridge, Dutenhofen – Stork Nest in the Lahn Meadows loop from Wetzlar

3. Old Castle, Giessen – New Palace and Armoury loop from Gießen Licher Straße

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