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Also known as Danube channel, Danube canal

thumb|right|The Donaukanal in the inner city, viewed from Ringturm towards Schwedenplatz, on the left bank is Leopoldstadt thumb|The Döblinger Steg bridge over the Donaukanal thumb|The canal bank in summer thumb|The Schwedenplatz boat terminal by night thumb|right|The Donaukanal in 1855

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thumb|right|The Donaukanal in the inner city, viewed from Ringturm towards Schwedenplatz, on the left bank is Leopoldstadt thumb|The Döblinger Steg bridge over the Donaukanal thumb|The canal bank in summer thumb|The Schwedenplatz boat terminal by night thumb|right|The Donaukanal in 1855

The Donaukanal (, Danube Canal) is a former arm of the river Danube, now regulated as a water channel (since 1598), within the city of Vienna, Austria. It is long and, unlike the Danube itself, it borders Vienna's city centre, Innere Stadt, where the Wien River (Wienfluss) flows into it.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Donaukanal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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