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Gleesen Lock

Gleesen Lock

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Gleesen Lock

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Location: Emsbüren, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Querdels Farm Café & Farm Kitchen – Reulmann's Cyclist Stop loop from Darme

18.0km

01:03

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2. Bramsche Forest – Querdels Farm Café & Farm Kitchen loop from Lingen (Ems)

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02:12

130m

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3. Bridge Over the Große Aa – Ford at the Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Lünne

15.8km

00:56

30m

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Angelina Kuhlmann

May 15, 2023

Locking the ships in the Great Lock takes just under an hour. You can see the whole procedure from above. :)

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Berger

October 13, 2017

At the lock in Gleesen large construction measures are carried out at present, so that larger ships can drive over the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal

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el-pinky

July 11, 2019

Small lock

The first lock was built in 1898. The lock chamber is 65.93 m long, 8.60 m wide and designed as an economy lock with four economy basins. It is no longer in operation and has been recognized as a monument since 2002.

Big lock

Another lock chamber was put into operation as early as 1914. It is 162.03 m long and 9.93 m wide and, with these dimensions, is at most suitable for European ships.

New lock

At the beginning of 2016, the Ahauser branch of Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung received the first order to build a new lock chamber. With a usable length of 135 m and a width of 12.5 m, it will allow the passage of large motor barges. The new lock will be built between the two old chambers, so that the Great Lock can be operated safely even during the construction work. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new building took place on August 23, 2016. After its completion (probably in 2019), the old buildings will be converted and partially demolished.

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Location: Emsbüren, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Gleesen Lock

1. Querdels Farm Café & Farm Kitchen – Reulmann's Cyclist Stop loop from Darme

2. Bramsche Forest – Querdels Farm Café & Farm Kitchen loop from Lingen (Ems)

3. Bridge Over the Große Aa – Ford at the Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Lünne

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