City sluice

At the city sluice in Eberswalde’s centre (5) we finish our excursion into the history of the Finow Canal. When they started to build the great waterway Berlin-Stettin in 1906, the coming retirement of the Finow Canal could be anticipated. On June 17th 1914, the Oder-Havel-Waterway started to operate. Nonetheless, there were still many sluices that hindered a quick transport. But there was a solution: after seven years of construction the boat lift Niederfinow opened its service. It made the old sluices dispensable.
Within 5 minutes a ship can transcend 36 metres.
About 20.000 ships pass this canal each year.
The Finow Canal still has the air of being one of the oldest artificial waterways in Germany. It’s keeping the past alive.