Wiener Neustadt Canal

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Image 1: Map of the Wiener Neustadt Canal circa 1875. The solid blue line indicates the portion that remains in 2007. Kanalplan.jpg
Image 1: Map of the Wiener Neustadt Canal circa 1875. The solid blue line indicates the portion that remains in 2007.
The Wiener Neustadt Canal in 2007. Neustaedter Kanal Triangel4.jpg
The Wiener Neustadt Canal in 2007.

The Wiener Neustadt Canal was Austria's only shipping canal, originally meant to reach to Trieste. It became operational in 1803 and ceased to be used for transportation before World War I.

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