Strömsholm Canal
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The Strömsholm Canal (Template:Langx) runs from Smedjebacken to Lake Mälaren near Strömsholm. It is Script error: No such module "convert". long with 26 locks, and consists of a string of lakes connected by short manmade cuts.
The canal took 18 years to build, between 1772 and 1795, to plans laid out by Johan Ullström. The main reason for it was the transport of iron produced by the many steelworks sited along the length of the waterway. The opening of the Stockholm Wästerås-Bergslagen railway marked the beginning of its decline and today the restored canal is only used by pleasure craft.
Gallery
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Lock Konung Gustav III
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Lock Landshövding af Ugglas
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Lock Kronprinsessan Victoria
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Lock Konung Karl XV
Bibliography
- McKnight, Hugh, The Guinness Guide to Waterways of Western Europe, Guinness (1978)
External links
- Strömsholm canal - Official site
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- Canals in Sweden
- Norrström basin
- Canals opened in 1795
- Buildings and structures in Dalarna County
- Buildings and structures in Västmanland County
- 1790s establishments in Sweden
- 18th-century establishments in Kopparberg County
- 18th-century establishments in Västmanland County