Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen

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Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen.
Lilla Sjötullsbron passing over Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen.

Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen (Swedish: "The Canal of Djurgården Spring") is a canal in central Stockholm, Sweden, separating the island Djurgården from the northern mainland (or more correctly Southern and Northern Djurgården).

The canal stretches a kilometre from Lilla Värtan to Djurgårdsbrunnsviken allowing ships 9,5 metres wide and 2,1 metres deep to pass.[1] Two bridges pass over the canal: Djurgårdsbrunnsbron and Lilla Sjötullsbron.

The decision to build the canal was taken by King Charles XIV in 1825. The canal was completed in 1834.[2]
It was built to make it easier for smaller ships with supplies to reach the center of Stockholm, but also for aesthetic reasons (Djurgården is a royal park)

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References

  1. ↑ "Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen". Bosse Arnholm. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31. 
  2. ↑ Björn Hasselblad (1990). "Södra Djurgården". Djurgårdsvandringar på norra och södra Djurgården (2nd ed. ed.). Stockholm: Kungliga Djurgårdens förvaltning. p. 23. 9789197041805. 

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Coordinates: 59°19′41″N 18°08′20″E / 59.32806°N 18.13889°E / 59.32806; 18.13889


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