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Gliwice Canal

Gliwice Canal is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gliwice Canal rather than just read about it. In short: The Gliwice Canal (Polish: Kanał Gliwicki, German: Gleiwitzer Kanal) is a canal connecting the Oder (Odra) River to the city of Gliwice in the Silesian Voivodeship (Upper Silesian Industrial Region), Poland. Also known as the Upper Silesian Canal (Kanał Górnośląski, Oberschlesischer Kanal), it was built from 1935 to 1939 and replaced the Kłodnicki Canal.

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Reference excerpt

The Gliwice Canal (Polish: Kanał Gliwicki, German: Gleiwitzer Kanal) is a canal connecting the Oder (Odra) River to the city of Gliwice in the Silesian Voivodeship (Upper Silesian Industrial Region), Poland. Also known as the Upper Silesian Canal (Kanał Górnośląski, Oberschlesischer Kanal), it was built from 1935 to 1939 and replaced the Kłodnicki Canal.

Structure The canal starts at the port of Gliwice and descends to Kędzierzyn-Koźle on the Oder. The canal passes through Opole Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. The canal is approximately 41.6 kilometres (26 mi) long; its maximum depth is 3.5 metres (11 ft); canal width is 38 metres (125 ft); the maximum allowed speed for ships on the canal is 6 kilometres per hour (4 mph); and the difference in the height of the water levels at its ends is 43.6 metres (143 ft). It has six locks. The canal is accessible from 15 March to 15 December (270 days a year). Locks:

in Łabędy district of Gliwice in Dzierżno district of Pyskowice in Rudziniec village in Sławięcice district of Kędzierzyn-Koźle in Nowa Wieś village in Kłodnica district of Kędzierzyn-Koźle The water in the canal comes from the Kłodnica River as well as lakes and reservoirs such as Dzierżno Duże and Dzierżno Małe.

History The Gliwice Canal was originally built in the Province of Upper Silesia within Germany. Because the Klodnitz (Kłodnicki) Canal had become obsolete, it was decided in 1934 that construction of a new canal was more feasible than modernization of the older Klodnitz Canal, which closed in 1937. The new canal, known as the Gleiwitz Canal (German: Gleiwitzer Kanal), was built from 1935-1939 and opened for service in 1941. On 8 December 1939, it was renamed the Adolf Hitler Canal (Adolf-Hitler-Kanal), in honor of Adolf Hitler, during the inauguration ceremony by Rudolf Hess. The Erenforst area is located in the Upper Silesian region of Poland, about 50 kilometers south of the city of Wrocław. The area is now known as Kędzierzyn-Koźle. The Adolf Hitler Canal connected the Oder River to the industrial region of Upper Silesia. The canal was built by the Nazi Germany during World War II to transport coal from Silesia to Berlin and other parts of Germany. The exact location of the work camp where the 500 Jewish prisoners of war (POWs) were sent to repair the canal is not known. However, it is likely that the camp was located in the vicinity of the canal, perhaps near the town of Kędzierzyn-Koźle. The camp was probably a small, temporary camp that was set up to house the POWs while they worked on the canal. The flood that destroyed the canal occurred in 1945, shortly before the end of World War II. The flood was caused by the collapse of a dam on the Oder River. The floodwaters destroyed the canal and the work camp, and many of the POWs were killed. The exact number of POWs who died in the flood is not known. However, it is estimated that several hundred POWs were killed. The flood was a tragedy, and it is a reminder of the harsh conditions that POWs faced during World War II. Here are some additional details about the Adolf Hitler Canal: The canal was 120 kilometers long and 15 meters wide. It was built by forced labor, including POWs and concentration camp inmates. The canal was never completed, and it was only partially operational during World War II. The canal was destroyed by the flood in 1945, and it was never rebuilt. There were also plans to make it a part of the Danube-Oder-Canal project. After World War II, the canal and the surrounding territories (see Regained Territories) were placed under Polish administration according to the 1945 Potsdam Conference. About fifty people are employed in maintaining the canal. About 700,000 tonnes of material are shipped each year through the canal (mostly coal). The Polish government is considering modernizing the canal.

References

External links Kanał Gliwicki on official pages of RZGW Gliwice Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish) Kanał Gliwicki - serwis informacyjny Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish) Barką do Kędzierzyna - Kanał Gliwicki (in Polish)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gliwice Canal

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gliwice Canal claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gliwice Canal before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gliwice Canal ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gliwice Canal

In research: Gliwice Canal appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gliwice Canal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gliwice Canal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1939, Buildings and structures in Gliwice, Canals in Poland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gliwice Canal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Gliwice Canal matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gliwice Canal?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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