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The Fossa Eugeniana or Spanish Rhine-Maas canal was a large-scale ambitious project of the Spanish-Dutch Eighty Years' War planned by the then Spanish regent in Brussels, Isabella Clara Eugenia, after whom it was named, during the years 1626–1630. It consisted of a fortified canal intended to blockade the United Provinces and to divert trade from the Rhine near Rheinberg just south of Wesel and reroute it to Venlo on the Maas, in Spanish territory. The Spanish Rhine-Maas canal had military importance, when at the time Spanish garrisons in north-western Germany reached their maximum extent, amounting to around fifty fortresses and forts. It was to be 25 metres (82 ft) wide, 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) deep and 60 kilometres (37 mi) long. The Fossa Eugeniana was never finished. A 5.7 km section wes

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  • Fossa Eugeniana (de)
  • Fossa Eugeniana (fr)
  • Fossa Eugeniana (en)
  • Fossa Eugeniana (nl)
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  • Die Fossa Eugeniana ist ein unvollendeter Kanal zwischen Rhein und Maas. Der Bau wurde 1626 begonnen, die noch sichtbaren Reste werden vom Denkmalschutz erhalten. Seine Breite beträgt etwa 4,3 m (soweit noch feststellbar), seine Länge fast 50 km. (de)
  • De Fossa Eugeniana is een zeventiende-eeuws onvoltooid kanaal tussen de Rijn en de Maas. De bedoeling was het door te trekken naar de Schelde. Van daaraf zou de kanaalverbinding naar de Vlaamse kusthavens worden verbeterd. De werken aan het 50 km lange gedeelte tussen Rijn en Maas werden in 1626 gestart, maar nooit voltooid. Enkele resten ervan zijn in het landschap bewaard gebleven. Aan het kanaal tussen Maas en Schelde werd niet begonnen. De vaarverbinding tussen de Schelde en de Vlaamse kust werd wel enigszins verbeterd. (nl)
  • The Fossa Eugeniana or Spanish Rhine-Maas canal was a large-scale ambitious project of the Spanish-Dutch Eighty Years' War planned by the then Spanish regent in Brussels, Isabella Clara Eugenia, after whom it was named, during the years 1626–1630. It consisted of a fortified canal intended to blockade the United Provinces and to divert trade from the Rhine near Rheinberg just south of Wesel and reroute it to Venlo on the Maas, in Spanish territory. The Spanish Rhine-Maas canal had military importance, when at the time Spanish garrisons in north-western Germany reached their maximum extent, amounting to around fifty fortresses and forts. It was to be 25 metres (82 ft) wide, 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) deep and 60 kilometres (37 mi) long. The Fossa Eugeniana was never finished. A 5.7 km section wes (en)
  • La Fossa Eugeniana est un canal reliant la Meuse (à Venlo) et le Rhin (à Rheinberg), dont le creusement a été entrepris en 1626, mais a été interrompu en 1629 avant son achèvement. Il est aujourd'hui en partie conservé. Sa largeur est d'environ 4,3 m là où elle peut encore être déterminée et sa longueur d'environ 50 km. (fr)
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  • Die Fossa Eugeniana ist ein unvollendeter Kanal zwischen Rhein und Maas. Der Bau wurde 1626 begonnen, die noch sichtbaren Reste werden vom Denkmalschutz erhalten. Seine Breite beträgt etwa 4,3 m (soweit noch feststellbar), seine Länge fast 50 km. (de)
  • The Fossa Eugeniana or Spanish Rhine-Maas canal was a large-scale ambitious project of the Spanish-Dutch Eighty Years' War planned by the then Spanish regent in Brussels, Isabella Clara Eugenia, after whom it was named, during the years 1626–1630. It consisted of a fortified canal intended to blockade the United Provinces and to divert trade from the Rhine near Rheinberg just south of Wesel and reroute it to Venlo on the Maas, in Spanish territory. The Spanish Rhine-Maas canal had military importance, when at the time Spanish garrisons in north-western Germany reached their maximum extent, amounting to around fifty fortresses and forts. It was to be 25 metres (82 ft) wide, 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) deep and 60 kilometres (37 mi) long. The Fossa Eugeniana was never finished. A 5.7 km section west of Geldern is in use as drainage canal. It is known under the name Grift. (en)
  • La Fossa Eugeniana est un canal reliant la Meuse (à Venlo) et le Rhin (à Rheinberg), dont le creusement a été entrepris en 1626, mais a été interrompu en 1629 avant son achèvement. Il est aujourd'hui en partie conservé. Sa largeur est d'environ 4,3 m là où elle peut encore être déterminée et sa longueur d'environ 50 km. L'objectif de cette entreprise, conçue par la régente des Pays-Bas espagnols, Isabelle-Claire-Eugénie d'Autriche, fille de Philippe II d'Espagne (1527-1598), qui lui a donné son nom, était d'affaiblir le commerce des Provinces-Unies, contre lesquelles le roi d'Espagne était en guerre, dans le cadre de la guerre de Quatre-Vingts Ans (1568-1648). (fr)
  • De Fossa Eugeniana is een zeventiende-eeuws onvoltooid kanaal tussen de Rijn en de Maas. De bedoeling was het door te trekken naar de Schelde. Van daaraf zou de kanaalverbinding naar de Vlaamse kusthavens worden verbeterd. De werken aan het 50 km lange gedeelte tussen Rijn en Maas werden in 1626 gestart, maar nooit voltooid. Enkele resten ervan zijn in het landschap bewaard gebleven. Aan het kanaal tussen Maas en Schelde werd niet begonnen. De vaarverbinding tussen de Schelde en de Vlaamse kust werd wel enigszins verbeterd. (nl)
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