Editing Mittelland Canal (section)

{{Short description|Canal in central Germany}}
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|name               = Mittelland Canal
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|image_caption      = Course of the '''Mittelland Canal'''
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|start_point = [[Dortmund-Ems Canal]] at [[Hörstel]] near [[Rheine]], [[Germany]]
|end_point   = [[Elbe River]] and [[Elbe-Havel Canal]] near [[Magdeburg]], [[Germany]]
|begin_coord = {{coord|52|16|37|N| 7|36|18|E |region:DE|display=inline}}
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{{coord|52|25|16|N|9|42|4|E |region:DE_type:river |display=title}} <!-- coords of the canal at Hannover-Vinnhorst -->

The '''Mittelland Canal''', also known as the '''Midland Canal''', ({{langx|de|Mittellandkanal}}, {{IPA|de|ˈmɪtl̩.lant.kaˌnaːl|lang|De-Mittellandkanal.ogg}}) is a major [[canal]] in central [[Germany]]. It forms an important link in the waterway network of the country, providing the principal east-west [[inland waterway]] connection. Its significance goes beyond Germany as it links [[France]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[Benelux|Benelux countries]] with [[Poland]], the [[Czech Republic]] and the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref name=bsiwg>{{cite book | first = Barry | last = Sheffield | publisher = Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson | location = [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]] | title = Inland Waterways of Germany | year = 1995 | isbn = 0-85288-283-1 }}</ref>

At {{convert|325.7|km}} in length,<ref name="Elwis">[http://www.elwis.de/Binnenwasserstrassen/datentabellen/WSD-Mitte.pdf Elwis database WSD Mitte] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028072736/http://elwis.de/Binnenwasserstrassen/datentabellen/WSD-Mitte.pdf |date=2010-10-28 }} and [http://www.elwis.de/Binnenwasserstrassen/datentabellen/WSD-Ost-2005.pdf WSD Ost] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028062546/http://elwis.de/Binnenwasserstrassen/datentabellen/WSD-Ost-2005.pdf |date=2010-10-28 }}</ref> the Mittelland Canal is the longest artificial waterway in Germany.