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Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal

Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal

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Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal

Name: Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal
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Location: Mariestads kommun, Västra Götaland, Sweden

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1. Lock on the Göta Canal – Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal loop from Sjötorp

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2. Lock on the Göta Canal – Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal loop from Kårtorp

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3. Lock on the Göta Canal – Sjötorp Locks, Göta Canal loop from Lyrestad

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Eisbär 🐻‍❄

July 7, 2023

Typical lock on the Göta Canal with keeper's cottage

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May 30, 2023

Lock 1 baptismal name: "The Constitution" (after the new form of government adopted after King Gustav IV Adolf was deposed from the throne).
Year of construction: 1817 also called the sea lock or the gate to Lake Vänern. The lock keeper's house was built in 1857.

Lock 2 baptismal name: "The Nobility" & Lock 3 baptismal name: "The Priests".
Year of construction: Both locks were built in 1816-1817. This double lock has a drop of 4.8 m. The wooden lock keeper's cottage by lock 2-3 in Sjötorp was built in 1906.

Sluice 4 baptismal name: "The citizens" & sluice 5 baptismal name: "The farmers".
Year of construction: Both locks were built in 1819-1820. This double lock has a drop of 4.8 m. The wooden lock keeper's house next door was built in 1858. A modern bascule bridge crosses the canal just below the lock.

Sluice 6 baptismal name: "Agriculture".
Year of construction: 1820. This single lock has a drop of 2.4 m. Here at the sixth lock in Sjötorp there is a unique lock keeper's house. It was probably built in the 1810s.

Sluice 7 baptized name: "Mining" & Sluice 8 baptized name: "The Trade".
Year of construction: Both locks were built in 1822. The lock consists of two connected locks. Together, the locks have a drop of 4.6 m.

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Eisbär 🐻‍❄

March 14, 2024

Wide "manned" lock at Sjötorp

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Location: Mariestads kommun, Västra Götaland, Sweden

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