Würmkanal, Baroque canal near Oberschleißheim, Germany
The Würmkanal is a straightened waterway that runs from Karlsfeld through Munich toward the Schleißheim area, spanning around 10 kilometers. This channel is roughly 7 meters wide and connects various water sources and garden systems into one connected network.
A Bavarian elector commissioned an Italian architect around 1690 to construct this straight waterway as part of a larger canal network. It emerged as a solution for water management at royal palaces and shaped the Munich region's landscape significantly.
The waterway is part of a water distribution system that connects royal residences and directs flow intentionally across the landscape. Visitors can still observe how water reaches the gardens and green spaces along its banks that have relied on it for centuries.
Visitors can walk along paths beside the waterway while observing the protected natural landscape. Access is free and the route is simple to follow, with multiple entry points spread along its course.
At one location a small stream passes beneath the channel through a remarkable stone bridge structure built in 1915. This engineering solution shows how water flows were crossed in ingenious ways without interrupting their movement.
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