Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen (Swedish: "The Djurgården Well Canal") is a canal in central Stockholm, Sweden, separating the island Djurgården from the northern mainland (or more correctly Southern and Northern Djurgården).
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The canal stretches one kilometre (0.6 mi) from Lilla Värtan to Djurgårdsbrunnsviken and allows ships 9.5 metres (31 ft) wide and 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in) deep to pass.[1] Two bridges pass over the canal: Djurgårdsbrunnsbron and Lilla Sjötullsbron.
The decision to build the canal was made by King Charles XIV in 1825. The canal was completed in 1834.[2] It was built to make it easier for smaller ships with supplies to reach the center of Stockholm, but also for aesthetic reasons because Djurgården is a royal park.
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edit- ^ "Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen". Bosse Arnholm. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ^ Björn Hasselblad (1990). "Södra Djurgården". Djurgårdsvandringar på norra och södra Djurgården (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kungliga Djurgårdens förvaltning. p. 23. 9789197041805.
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