Bega Canal
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The Bega Canal or Begej Canal (Romanian: Canalul Bega; Hungarian: Béga-csatorna) is a navigation canal of Romania and Serbia. It is the first navigation canal built on the present-day territory of Romania, and serves the city of Timișoara. Its name comes from the Bega river. It crosses the territory of Timiș County in western Romania and proceeds into the territory of Serbia, merging with Begej river near the village of Klek.
History[]
During the 18th-19th centuries it was the main means of transporting goods in the area as it connected the town to the European capitals: Budapest and Vienna. Nowadays it is used for amusement and sports.
Gallery[]
The Bega Canal at night (1)
The Bega Canal at night (2)
The canal in the summer of 2012
External links[]
Media related to Bega Canal (Timișoara) at Wikimedia Commons
- Buildings and structures in Timișoara
- Canals in Romania
- Canals in Serbia
- Geography of Vojvodina
- Canals opened in 1754
- 1754 establishments in the Habsburg Monarchy
- Bega basin
- Romanian building and structure stubs
- Europe transport stubs
- Serbia stubs
- Romania transport stubs