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The '''Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal''' (Dutch ''Kanaal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke'', French ''Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque'') is a [[canal]] which links the Belgian coastal town |
The '''Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal''' (Dutch ''Kanaal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke'', French ''Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque'') is a [[canal]] which links the Belgian coastal town of [[Nieuwpoort, Belgium|Nieuwpoort]] with the French port [[Dunkirk]]. The Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal forms an extension of the {{illm|Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal|nl|Kanaal Plassendale-Nieuwpoort|fr|Canal Plassendale-Nieuport}}, and runs for {{convert|32|km|mi}} pretty much parallel to the coast line, within two to four kilometers from the sea. |
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The canal starts at the so-called [[Ganzepoot]] |
The canal starts at the so-called [[Ganzepoot]] lock complex at the mouth of the [[Yser]] in [[Nieuwpoort, Belgium|Nieuwpoort]], where it connects the Yser, the [[North Sea]] and the Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal. The canal first circles around the old city center and then turns eastward, past the village of Wulpen in the municipality of [[Koksijde]]. Then the canal turns inland towards the city of [[Veurne]], where it connects with the {{illm|Lovaart|nl||fr|Canal de Lo}} Canal. The canal goes around Veurne, and then bends back towards the shoreline by [[Adinkerke]]. After almost {{convert|19|km|mi}} in Belgium, the canal continues into France, passing the [[communes]] of [[Bray-Dunes]] and [[Zuydcoote]]. In [[Dunkirk]] it connects again to the North Sea where the Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal finally ends in linkups with the [[Canal de Bourbourg|Bourbourg]] and [[Canal de Bergues|Bergues]] canals. |
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The Plassendale-Nieuwpoort-Veurne-Dunkirk Canal was built around 1630; it connects with other canals built in that period, the {{illm|Ghent-Bruges Canal|nl|Kanaal Gent-Brugge|fr|Canal Gand-Bruges}} (1613), and {{illm|Bruges-Oostend Canal|nl|Kanaal Brugge-Oostende|fr|Canal Bruges-Ostende}} (1618). |
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== History == |
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The Plassendale-Nieuwpoort and Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canals cross and interconnect with the complex network of ''wateringues'' (drainage channels) established from the Middle Ages. They were completed around 1630, linking with the Gent-Brugge and Brugge-Oostende Canals that had already been built respectively in 1613 and 1618). Improvements were initiated by the Spanish, then rulers of Flanders, in 1669. The single lock was lengthened to 44m around 1818. The canal’s present depth of 2.20 m was the subject of a treaty between France and Belgium in 1890.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Inland Waterways of France|last=Edwards-May|first=David|publisher=Imray|year=2010|isbn=978-1-846230-14-1|location=St Ives, Cambs., UK|pages=86-87}}</ref> |
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The ''Canal de Furnes'' is the French name for the portion of the Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal running in France, from [[Dunkirk]] to the Belgian border town of [[Veurne]] (Fr. ''Furnes''). The Belgian border is at PK13. |
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The Ganzepoot played a role in World War I history. On 16 October 1914 the German army had succeeded in crossing the IJzer between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide, a few kilometers south. Since allied reinforcements had still not arrived the sluice gates at Veurne were opened on 28 and 29 October and the surrounding polders were flooded, thereby immediately halting the German advance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vrijvaderland.be/en|title=Veurne, the final section of the ‘Free Fatherland’ during the Great War|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Canals and Inland Waterways of Belgium|last=Grasso|first=Thomas X.|publisher=Euromapping|year=2012|isbn=978-2-910185-12-1|location=Grenoble, France|pages=37-38}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links == |
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* [http://www.french-waterways.com/waterways/north/dunkerque-canals/ Dunkerque Canals] (Furnes, Bourbourg and Bergues) with maps and expanded details by the author of ''Inland Waterways of France'', Imray |
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* [http://www.french-waterways.com/waterways/canals-rivers-france/ Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals] (French waterways website section) |
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[[Category:Canals in France|Furnes]] |
[[Category:Canals in France|Furnes]] |
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[[Category:Canals in Flanders]] |
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[[Category:Military history]] |
Revision as of 23:41, 2 August 2017
Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal | |
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Specifications | |
Length | in Belgium: 18.7 km (11.6 mi) in France:13.3 km (8.3 mi) |
Status | open |
Geography | |
Direction | East/West |
Start point | Nieuwpoort, Belgium |
End point | Dunkirk |
Connects to | Ganzepoot Bourbourg Bergues |
The Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal (Dutch Kanaal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke, French Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque) is a canal which links the Belgian coastal town of Nieuwpoort with the French port Dunkirk. The Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal forms an extension of the Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal , and runs for 32 kilometres (20 mi) pretty much parallel to the coast line, within two to four kilometers from the sea.
The canal starts at the so-called Ganzepoot lock complex at the mouth of the Yser in Nieuwpoort, where it connects the Yser, the North Sea and the Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal. The canal first circles around the old city center and then turns eastward, past the village of Wulpen in the municipality of Koksijde. Then the canal turns inland towards the city of Veurne, where it connects with the Lovaart Canal. The canal goes around Veurne, and then bends back towards the shoreline by Adinkerke. After almost 19 kilometres (12 mi) in Belgium, the canal continues into France, passing the communes of Bray-Dunes and Zuydcoote. In Dunkirk it connects again to the North Sea where the Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal finally ends in linkups with the Bourbourg and Bergues canals.
The Plassendale-Nieuwpoort-Veurne-Dunkirk Canal was built around 1630; it connects with other canals built in that period, the Ghent-Bruges Canal (1613), and Bruges-Oostend Canal (1618).
The Canal de Furnes is the French name for the portion of the Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal running in France, from Dunkirk to the Belgian border town of Veurne (Fr. Furnes). The Belgian border is at PK13.