What happened?
The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Lindenau harbor was in May 1938 In the spring of 1943, due to the Second world war had to stop again. Large parts of the port were already completed. But one crucial detail was missing. The Connections to the Elster-Saale Canal and the Karl-Heine-Kanal The port was therefore not accessible by water and not usable for shipping. In fact, only the already completed storage and warehouse buildings of the port. Since the early 1990s, however, the buildings on the almost 40-hectare site have been falling into disrepair.
What is?
A port without ships? That could not continue. In July 2012, the city council decided to connection of the Karl-Heine Canal with the Lindenau harborFrom now on, things should move forward. Construction work on the breakthrough to the harbor began in September. water march In January 2015, the 665-meter-long connection of the Karl-Heine Canal to the Lindenau harbor was flooded. Three weeks later, it was completed and the connection was completely filled with water. July 2, 2015 the time had finally come! The connection was ceremoniously openedSince then, you can take a boat along the Karl-Heine Canal through Leipzig to the Leipzig Neuseenland If you also leisure captain you will find your equipment in the Leipzig city harborBe sure to plan a Stop at Lindenau Harbor The old warehouse buildings and the dilapidated grounds are a popular Lost Places photo motif.
What is to come?
Just go as far as the New Lakeland? That is not enough for the people of Leipzig. They want to go even further out to sea. As part of the project "Water City Leipzig" will again work on an expansion of the Lindenau port and on a connection to the European waterway network The next goal is to connection to the Elster-Saale CanalThe 75 m long connection will in the future Once this is finished, you can from Leipzig to Hamburg drive. Well then, full speed ahead!
The Lindenau harbor is just one of the many waterways in Leipzig. What else is going on in the Water City Leipzig you find out here.
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