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Augustów Lock
Augustów Lock – the fifth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza River). It is located in Augustów, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... near National Road No 8 and built between 1825 and 1826 by cf Eng. Konstanty Jodko It was blown up in 1944 by an army of the Third Reich and rebuilt in its present form by " HYDROTREST" in the years 1947–1948 Under a new projectit will use of metal gates with channels of circulation and the gate mechanisms for opening the gates i driven by cranks. The result of these upgrades is an extension of time of about 7 minutes. * Location: 32.5 km channel * Level difference: 2.44 m * Length: 46.8 m * Width: 6.02 m * Gates: metal * Year built: 1825–1826, rebuilt 1947–1948 * Construction Manager: cf Eng. Konstanty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustów Canal
The Augustów Canal (, , ) is a cross-border canal built by the Congress Kingdom of Poland in 19th century in the Augustów Voivodeship (present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland and Grodno Region, Grodno Oblast of western Belarus). From the time it was first built, the canal was described by experts as a technological marvel, with numerous sluices contributing to its aesthetic appeal. It was the first summit level canal in Central Europe to provide a direct link between the two major rivers, Vistula River through the Biebrza River – a tributary of the Narew, Narew River, and the Neman River through its tributary – the Czarna Hańcza, Czarna Hańcza River, and it provided a link with the Black Sea to the south through the Oginski Canal, Daugava River, Berezina River, Berezina Canal and Dnieper River. It uses a post-glacial channel depression, forming the chain of Augustów lakes, and the river valleys of the Biebrza, the Netta, the Czarna Hańcza and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to that region. The capital and largest city is Białystok. It borders the Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, Belarus to the east, and Lithuania to the northeast. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, from the former Białystok Voivodeship (1975–98), Białystok and Łomża Voivodeships and the eastern half of the former Suwałki Voivodeship. Etymology The voivodeship takes its name from the Polish historical regions, historic region of Poland called ''Podlasie'', or in Latin known as Podlachia. There are two opinions regarding the origin of the region's name. People often derive it from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustów County
__NOTOC__ Augustów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest city is Augustów, which lies north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying south-east of Augustów. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 58,205. Neighbouring counties Augustów County is bordered by Sokółka County to the south-east, Mońki County to the south, Grajewo County and Ełk County to the west, Suwałki County to the north, and Sejny County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east. Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biebrza
The Biebrza (, ', ') is a river in northeastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew River (near Wizna), with a length of and a basin area of 7,092 km2 (7,067 in Poland). Central Statistical Office (Poland), Statistics Poland, p. 85-86 Larger towns in the area: * Lipsk * Sztabin * Goniądz * Osowiec-Twierdza * Radzilow * Wizna The region is usually divided into lower, central, and upper basin areas, each with its own different characteristics. Tributaries * Right tributaries: Netta (river), Netta, Lega (river), Lega, Ełk, Wissa * Left tributaries: Sidra, BrzozówkaNatural environment Today, the river is best known for ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niemen
Neman, Nemunas or Niemen is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. The long Neman is a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea. The largest river in Lithuania, and the third-largest in Belarus, it is navigable for most of its length. It starts from two small headwaters merging about southwest of the town of Uzda – about southwest of capital city Minsk. Only , an eastward meander, contributes to the Belarus–Lithuania border. Thereafter the river includes notable loops along a minor tectonic fault. Its drainage basin settled in the late Quaternary to be roughly along the edge of the last glacial sheet so dates to about 25,000 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustów
Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 29,305. In 1970, Augustów became officially recognized as a health and relaxation (psychology), relaxation resort. In 1973, surrounding settlements were named a part of it, forming a popular resort town. History A settlement in the area was first mentioned in 1496. Augustów was established around 1540 by Bona Sforza and granted Magdeburg rights in 1557 by Sigismund II Augustus, after whom it was also named. It was laid out in a very regular manner, with a spacious market-place. Until 1569 Augustów belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1569 it became part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, while its cemetery was left in the Grand Duchy, both countries formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a result of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Road 8 (Poland)
National road 8 (, abbreviated as DK8) is a route in the Polish national road network, running diagonally through Poland from the Czech border in Kudowa Zdrój in the south-west to Raczki near the border with Lithuania in the north-east, through the Lower Silesia, Greater Poland, Łódź, Masovian and Podlaskie voivodeships. For most of its length it forms the Polish section of the European route E67 European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki. The route is known as the Via Baltica ... known as the Via Baltica between Warsaw and Tallinn. Until 2022 it was the longest road in Poland with a total length of 804 km. In December 2022 the last segment of the DK 8 to Budzisko on the border with Lithuania was made part of the DK 61. A8 motorway The route of the Wrocław Motorway Bypass has the status of a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przewięź Lock ...
Przewięź Lock - the sixth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza River). Located in the village Przewięź, Poland between the lakes Lake Studzieniczne and Lake Białe Augustowskie was built in the 1826–1827 by Lt.-Col. Eng. August Szulc. To this day, preserved in their original condition. * Location: 43.6 km channel * Level difference: 0.86 m * Length: 46.17 m * Width: 5.96 m * Gates: Wooden * Year built: 1826–1827 * Construction Manager: Lt.-Col. Eng. August Szulc References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Augustow Canal 19th-century establishments in Poland Przewięź Przewięź is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płaska, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Płaska, east of Augustów, and no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Białobrzegi Lock
Białobrzegi Lock - the fourth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza River). Located in the village of Białobrzegi in the administrative district of Gmina Augustów, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Augustów and north of the regional capital Białystok. In the years 1959 - 1964 was demolished and built, using original art, a new 150 meters on the other side of the road Augustów – Białystok. The reason for this change were to be the cause of the military. * Location: 26.9 km channel * Level difference: 2.08 m * Length: 42.8 m * Width: 5.90 m * Gates: Metal * Year built: 1825 - 1826, rebuilt 1959 - 1964 * Construction Manager: Eng. Wojciech Korczakowski References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Augustow Canal 19th-century establishments in Poland Białobrzegi Białobrzegi is a town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about south of Warsaw. It is the capital of the Białobrzegi County and Gmina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
