Mons-Condé Canal

canal, Belgium

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The Mons-Condé Canal is a waterway in Belgium that connects the Schelde River waterway system with the Sambre-Meuse river system. It is located near the city of Mons, which is situated at the junction of the Nimy-Blaton Canal and the Canal du Centre. The Nimy-Blaton Canal replaced the earlier Mons-Condé Canal, which was built by Napoleon and has since been filled in to serve as a vehicle route to France. The Schelde River itself is a significant waterway, flowing across Belgium to its North Sea outlet in the Netherlands and serving as a vital link for industrial and agricultural areas.12

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…and extensions built were the Mons-Condé and the Pommeroeul-Antoing canals, which connected the Haine and the Schelde; the Sambre was canalized; the Willebroek Canal was extended southward with the building of the Charleroi-Brussels Canal in 1827; and somewhat later the Campine routes were opened to serve Antwerp and connect the…
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…and extensions built were the Mons-Condé and the Pommeroeul-Antoing canals, which connected the Haine and the Schelde; the Sambre was canalized; the Willebroek Canal was extended southward with the building of the Charleroi-Brussels Canal in 1827; and somewhat later the Campine routes were opened to serve Antwerp and connect the…
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