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Kąty Inclined Plane (Elbląg Canal)

Kąty, 14-400, gmina Pasłęk, km 38+700-39+200 Kanału Elbląskiego, woj. warmińsko-mazurskie

  • Curiosities & Technology
  • Aqueducts / Locks

Kąty Inclined Plane

The Kąty Inclined Plane is the second (counting from Ostróda) of the five inclined planes of the Elbląg Canal - a unique system of inclined planes that allow water level differences to be overcome by hauling vessels along a track on carriages (the so-called ships that sail over grass).

Technical data

  • Opened: 1859
  • Location: km 38+700-39+200 of the route
  • Level difference: 18.88 m
  • Track length: 404 m
  • Drive: water wheel

Between 2012 and 2014 the inclined plane was renovated (concrete quays, mooring dolphins, shelters with benches, a car park).

Practical information

Scope

  • An operating facility on the cruise route of the Ostróda-Elbląg Shipping Line
  • Viewing from the deck of the ship and from the shore

Season and hours

Season: 28 April - 30 September, daily 7:00-19:00.

Getting there

The village of Kąty, access via local roads; there is a car park at the site. Nearby is Krasin (dining).

Contact

  • Tel.: +48 55 248 70 92, mobile 510 043 037
  • E-mail: gdansk@wody.gov.pl
Seasonality: 28 April - 30 September Opening hours: codziennie 7:00-19:00 (sezon)

Udogodnienia - atrakcje

  • Parking

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód
  • Pieszo

Kontakt

Source: https://kanal-elblaski.pl/obiekty/pochylnie/62,pochylnia-katy.html; https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kana%C5%82_Elbl%C4%85ski