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	Kiel Canal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Kiel Canal (in German Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, until 1948 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal) is a 98 kilometre (61 mile) long waterway in the German Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein that links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau.
		The Eiderkanal was completed in 1784 and was a 43 kilometre (27 mile) part of a 175 kilometre (109 mile) long waterway from Kiel to the Eider mouth at Tönning on the west coast.
		On June 20 1895 the canal was officially opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II for transiting from Brunsbüttel to Holtenau.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Kiel_Canal (602 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kiel Canal, Central Europe, Central Europe (Central European Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		At sea level, the canal extends from Kiel on the Baltic to BrunsbUttelkoog at the mouth of the Elbe River.
		Built (1887–95) to facilitate movement of the German fleet, the Kiel Canal was widened and deepened from 1905 to 1914.
		The canal is also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, for William II of Germany, and as the North Sea-Baltic Canal (Ger.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/KielCana.html (287 words)

	Kiel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kiel is a center for German shipbuilders and the eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal.
		Kiel was originally founded in 1233 as tom Kyle by Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg, and granted town rights (Lübisches Stadtrecht) in 1242 by Adolf's eldest son, Johann I.
		Kiel was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1284 until it was evicted in 1518 for harbouring pirates.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kiel (895 words)

	Kiel, Germany
		In 1242 Kiel was granted city status and proof of this was given to the town by Adolfs eldest son, Count Johann I.
		Kiel left the Hanseatic League during the 16th century, but the date is uncertain and the reason unclear.
		Kiel was pointing the way to the future for the shipbuilding industry: the submarine (1850), the gyrocompass (1904) and the sonar (1913) were invented here.
	worldfacts.us /Germany-Kiel.htm (2630 words)

	Kiel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kiel is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein.
		Kiel is a center for German shipbuilders and the eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal.
		In the consequence Kiel to the main port of the German fleet 1907 the circle Kiel is renamed in circle on-board cross-beam; Kiel remains working further circle-free 1913 on the eve of the First World War on the imperial one threw to 6,900, on that a Germania throwing 6,800, and at the Howaldtwerken 3,700 persons.
	www.slotsch.de /english2/html/kiel.html (1523 words)

	Kiel 1243 - 1945
		Kiel was in the peculiar position of being administered by the Austrians whilst the Prussians controlled the harbour, the waterway and Friedrichsort Castle.
		Kiel was of course already linked to the North Sea by the Eider Canals but that was limited in capacity to ships of 35m x 7.8m x 3.5m and 400 tonnes.
		However it was soon clear that even this new canal was too small to carry the traffic required and work was put in hand to improve the line and cross-section of the canal and to build larger locks.
	www.bkyc.de /html/kiel_1243_-_1945.html (1388 words)

	Kiel - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Kiel [kiːl], with a population 233,795, (113,274 male, 120,521 female) is a city in northern Germany, capital of the Schleswig-Holstein Bundesland.
		Kiel is the eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal.
		Kiel was a member of the Hanse from 1284 on until it was evicted 1518, and in 1431, the Kieler Umschlag was first held, which became the central market for goods and money in Schleswig-Holstein later on until it began to lose significance from 1850 on, finally being held the last time in 1900.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Kiel (599 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Gazetteer (Kie-Kile) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kiel is a naval port and the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
		The Kiel Canal is a canal connecting the North Sea with the Baltic.
		Kiel Crofts is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /GE5A.HTM (498 words)

	City Portrait Kiel: By the sea, on the sea
		For residents of Kiel, the maritime view of the city with harbour facilities, the huge ferries and the giant portal cranes on the dock side is the best expression of their special feeling of living and belonging here.
		Kiel, the capital of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, is a traditional maritime and naval city.
		With the fresh Kiel air in their noses and the typical sounds of the harbour in their ears, the people of Kiel enjoy the advantages of a green city in the middle of the holiday state of Schleswig-Holstein, with parks, ferries and their own beaches.
	www.kiel.de /Aemter_01_bis_20/05/City_Portrait_english/1Cityport.htm (281 words)

	Kiel travel guide - Wikitravel
		Kiel serves as the German ferry terminus for the ferries to Oslo, Finland and Gothenburg, Sweden, with a summer service to the Danish Island of Langeland.
		It is possible to walk or cycle for almost the entire length (99km) directly along the canal from Kiel to Brunsbüttel (estuary of the Elbe, on the North Sea Coast), overnighting in the town of Rendsburg.
		Kiel is the home of the German Baltic fleet, and it is common to see all types of german warships and submarines in the "Förde", including the sail training vessel Gorch Fock [4].
	wikitravel.org /en/Kiel (1421 words)

	Location Explorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Kiel Canal or Nord-Ostee-Kanal (North Sea Baltic Canal) as it is known in German, is the shortest link between the North Sea and the Baltic.
		The Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostee Kanal) (formerly Kaiser Wilhelm Canal) connects the Baltic with the North Sea.
		The canal permits passage of vessels with a maximum draught of 9.5m and the size limitations are 160m length and 27m width, or 193m length and 20m width.
	www.cruise.com /LE5/Default/LocationID_13095/index.html (638 words)

	Baltic Heritage Cruise August 2000 - Kiel Canal
		Kiel is in north Germany, a port on an arm of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein at the eastern entrance of the Nord-Ostsee (or Kiel) Canal.
		The Kiel Canal is an artificial waterway in north-western Germany, linking the North Seas and the Baltic Sea.
		The canal extends in a north-eastern direction across the state of Schleswig-Holstein from Brunsbüttelkoog, near the mouth of the Elbe River, to Kiel, on the Baltic.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /pmassey/kiel.htm (290 words)

	KIEL CANAL FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		An average of 280 nautical_miles is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around Jutland.
		On June 20 1895 the canal was officially opened by Kaiser Wilhelm_II for transiting from BrunsbÃ¼ttel to Holtenau.
		A typical Baltic cruise for this ship is Dover, England, through the Kiel Canal and across the Baltic to stops in Tallinn, Estonia; St._Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark and Oslo, Norway; returning to Dover via the North Sea.
	www.amysflowershop.com /Kiel_Canal (457 words)

	Kiel Canal: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Kiel Canal
		The Kiel Canal is a 98 kilometre waterway linking the North Sea at Brunsbüttel[?] to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau.
		It was only 29 metres wide with a water depth was 3 metres, which limited the vessels that could transit the canal to 300 tons.
		In order to meet the increasing traffic and the demands of the navy, the canal cross-section was increased between 1907 and 1914.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ki/Kiel-Canal.html (329 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kiel, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Situated at the head of the Kiel Canal, the city was Germany's chief naval base from 1871 to 1945, when the naval installations were dismantled.
		Kiel is now a shipping and industrial center; the major industries are shipbuilding and engineering.
		Kiel passed to Denmark in 1773; with Holstein it was annexed by Prussia in 1866.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kiel.html (311 words)

	First World War.com - Encyclopedia - The Kiel Canal
		The canal was some 98.7 kilometres in length (61 miles) and extended from Kiel on the Baltic to Brunsbuettelkoog at the mouth of the Elbe River.
		In the immediate pre-war years the canal's depth was extended from its original 9 metre depth (30 feet) and 65 metre width (213 feet) to 11 metres depth (36 feet) and 100 metres width (328 feet) in order to enable the latest German warships to use the canal.
		At the end of the First World War the Treaty of Versailles decreed that the waterway was of sufficient importance that it would henceforth be regarded as an international waterway, open to all, although it was still administered by Germany.
	www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/kielcanal.htm (237 words)

	Kiel Canal — FactMonster.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		At sea level, the canal extends from Kiel on the Baltic to Brunsbüttelkoog at the mouth of the Elbe River.
		Built (1887–95) to facilitate movement of the German fleet, the Kiel Canal was widened and deepened from 1905 to 1914.
		The canal is also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, for William II of Germany, and as the North Sea-Baltic Canal (Ger.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0827611.html (177 words)

	The Kiel Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Not one of the most interesting canals in the world, the Kiel Canal, otherwise known as the Nord-Ostsee Canal, is nevertheless the way most of us travel to the Baltic in a small boat.
		The only facilities outside the canal at Bunsbüttel are a few mooring posts in the river itself, there is no shelter but there is a marina just inside.
		Kiel itself is at the southern end of the 10 mile long Fiorde, with smaller towns ringing the remaining edges.
	www.kissen.co.uk /delivery6.asp (823 words)

	Search Results for "Kiel"
		Kiel Canal, artificial waterway, 61 mi (98 km) long, in Schleswig-Holstein, N central Germany, connecting the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
		Kiel (the capital and chief port), Lubeck, Flensburg, and Neumunster are the major...
		He taught at the universities of Basel, Kiel, Breslau, and Berlin.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Kiel (231 words)

	Kiel Canal -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		German Nord-ostsee-kanal (“North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal”), waterway extending eastward for 61 miles (98 km) from Brunsbüttelkoog (on the North Sea, at the mouth of the Elbe River) to Holtenau (at Kiel Harbour on the Baltic Sea), in northern Germany.
		Kiel is a port on both sides of the Kiel Fjord, an inlet of the western Baltic, and lies at the eastern end of the Kiel Canal.
		A canal may be dug to drain low areas, to float away sewage, to bring water to dry farmlands, or to carry water from storage places, such as reservoirs, to city water-supply systems.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9045403 (929 words)

	Careers - About Kiel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kiel, Germany, home of NexPress’ development and manufacturing center, is a port city located about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Hamburg.
		With a natural harbor at the end of a 10-mile (16-km) extension of the Baltic Sea, Kiel’s economy is closely tied to the water.
		Today, Kiel’s harbor locale makes it a perfect location for nearby resorts and the world-famous Kiel Week (Kieler Woche), which celebrates the port’s close ties to the sea.
	www.nexpress.com /dyn/careers/ca030204.jsp (169 words)

	Nord-Ostsee Kanal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1887 construction began on the Kiel Canal, and in 1895 it was finished.
		Because of the volume of use the Canal was widened and deepened between 1907 and 1914.
		The stamp was issued in 1995 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Canal.
	sio.midco.net /mapstamps/kielcanal.htm (111 words)

	Erosion of the slopes of the Kiel Canal - [BAW]
		Erosion of the slopes of the Kiel Canal - [BAW]
		Erosion of the slopes of the Kiel Canal
		An extensive field measurement program at the Kiel Canal km 26.02 in cooperation with the WSA BRUNSBÜTTEL and the Kiel Canal Pilots Association was followed by the evaluation and recommendations based on hydraulic model and field measurements.
	www.baw.de /vip/en/departments/department_k/projects/NOK/wwwnok-en.html (334 words)

	John Hall's Photo Galleries - Baltic Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Kiel Canal was built in the early 20th Century to connect the North Sea with the Baltic: the purpose was to allow ships to avoid a voyage of up to 350 nautical miles via the tip of Denmark to English ports and the European west coast.
		As the Kiel Canal was not wide enough to take these new ships, work started urgently to widen it - a task completed in 1914 on the eve of the First World War.
		Entrance to the Kiel Canal is through a lock at Brunsbuettel; the canal caters for vessels of all sizes ranging from huge containers ships through to diminutive yachts; much of the waterway follows a straight line for miles at a time (Kiel 02) but then a series of 'S' bends suddenly appear (Kiel 03).
	www.carradale.uk.com /baltic.shtml (1564 words)

	City portrait: Seaport with a City Centre
		This “seaport with a city centre“ is the embarkation point for many cruise vessels, and the locks of the Kiel Canal are the gateway to the most used artificial waterway in the world.
		Ferry and freight lines operating to many cities around the Baltic Sea are assigning increasing importance in the region to the port of Kiel.
		The "Kiel Canal" cuts out long detours round Skagen (the Skaw) for international shipping.
	www.kiel.de /Aemter_01_bis_20/05/Stadtportrait_English/cityportrt6.htm (146 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Kiel
		Kiel, city in north Germany, a port on an arm of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein at the eastern entrance of the Nord-Ostsee (or Kiel) Canal.
		Nord-Ostsee Kanal, also Kiel Canal, artificial waterway in north-western Germany, linking the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
		The Christian Albrecht University in Kiel was founded in 1665.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Kiel.html (94 words)

	Kiel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kiel [kiːl] is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein.
		Kiel was originally founded in 1233 as tom Kyle by Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg, and granted town rights (Lübisches Stadtrecht) in 1242 by Adolf's eldest son, Johann I. Kiel was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1284 until it was evicted in 1518.
		From 1773 to 1864, the town belonged to the King of Denmark (as Schleswig and Holstein were in a personal union with Denmark – although not, as sometimes mistakenly stated, adjoined to Denmark: As a part of Holstein Kiel belonged to the Holy Roman Empire).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/Kiel.htm (873 words)

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