Twentekanaal
The Twentekanaal () is a canal running through the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, connecting the three largest cities of the Twente region, Almelo, Hengelo and Enschede to the national network of rivers and canals. Because the canal forks to reach Almelo, the canal is officially plural, which is Twentekanalen. thumb|right|250px|Twentekanaal in Enschede
Key facts
- Canal.name
- Twentekanaal
- Canal.image
- Location Twentekanaal.PNG
- Canal.image_caption
- Location of the canal
- Canal.mapframe
- yes
- Canal.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Canal.direction
- East; Northeast
- Canal.start_point
- Ijssel River
- Canal.end_point
- Enschede; Almelo
- Canal.country
- Netherlands
- Canal.length_km
- 65
- Canal.length_mi
- auto
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Current function
- Locks
- Characteristics
- References
The Twentekanaal () is a canal running through the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, connecting the three largest cities of the Twente region, Almelo, Hengelo and Enschede to the national network of rivers and canals. Because the canal forks to reach Almelo, the canal is officially plural, which is Twentekanalen. thumb|right|250px|Twentekanaal in Enschede
The Twentekanaal starts at the IJssel North of Zutphen at the village of Eefde and runs through Almen, Lochem, Goor, Delden and Hengelo to Enschede. West of Delden, a fork of the canal runs to Almelo.