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The Britz Canal, or Britzer Verbindungskanal in
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, is a long
canal
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in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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. The canal was built between 1900 and 1906, and was previously known as the Britz Branch Canal or Britzer Zweigkanal.
The canal provides a shortcut for shipping from the
Teltow Canal
The Teltow Canal, also known as the in German, is a canal to the south of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. The canal lies in both the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, and at points forms the boundary between the two. It takes its name from ...
and
Neukölln Ship Canal
The Neukölln Ship Canal, or Neuköllner Schiffahrtskanal, is a long canal in Berlin, Germany. It connects with the Landwehr Canal at its northern end, and with the Teltow Canal and the Britz Canal
The Britz Canal, or Britzer Verbindungskanal ...
directly to the
Spree River
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, as well as serving several inner city ports. It has no locks.
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Canals in Berlin
Buildings and structures in Neukölln
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Canals opened in 1906
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1906 establishments in Germany
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