The Finow Canal (German ''Finowkanal'') is one of the oldest artificial waterways in Europe. Construction began in 1605 The channel, about long, is in the German state of

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

in the

Barnim Barnim () is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark. History The name "Barnim" emerge ...

district. It was built for the first time in 1605 and connects the

Oder The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows thr ...

and

Havel The Havel () is a river in northeastern Germany, flowing through the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe and long. However, the direct distance from its source to its mo ...

rivers. The

Ragöse Ragöse is a river of Brandenburg, Germany. It has several sources near Chorin and runs over a distance of through the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve to the Finow Canal, east of Eberswalde. See also *List of rivers of Brandenburg A lis ...

river flows into the canal. After completion of the straighter

Oder–Havel Canal The Oder–Havel Canal is a German canal built between 1908 and 1914, originally known as the Hohenzollern Canal, mostly replacing the Finow Canal. Together with Hohensaaten-Friedrichsthaler Wasserstraße, the ''Oderhaltung'' and the ''Schwedter ...

in 1914, the economic relevance of the Finow Canal decreased. Today it is mainly used for tourism. The

Experimental Radio Station Eberswalde The Experimental Radio Station Eberswalde was an experimental radio station of the company C. Lorenz AG founded in Eberswalde, Germany in 1909. Technical details As an antenna system, it used an umbrella aerial, which was mounted on a 70-metre ...

is also at the Finow Canal.

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