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Guja, gmina Pozezdrze, powiat węgorzewski, woj. warmińsko-mazurskie
The Piaski lock in the village of Guja is the only completed lock on the Polish section of the Masurian Canal, a testament to an ambitious but never realised project to connect Masuria with the Baltic Sea.
The lock is located in the village of Guja in the Pozezdrze municipality, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, on the Polish section of the Masurian Canal.
Construction of the lock began in 1934 and was completed in 1940. Unlike the canal's other locks (including Leśniewo Górne), which remained unfinished, the Piaski lock was fully realised.
The lock's concrete structure, well preserved, is a testament to German engineering thought of the 1930s. It forms part of a tourist route along the Masurian Canal.
An attraction for history and technical-monument enthusiasts and tourists exploring the area around Węgorzewo.
The site is accessible year-round, in open terrain.
Village of Guja (Pozezdrze municipality); access by car.
