Canalul Timiș
Timiș Canal
Specifications
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Maximum height above sea level646 m (2,119 ft)
Minimum height above sea level525 m (1,722 ft)
Geography
Start pointTimiș near Dâmbul Morii, Romania
End pointGhimbășel north of Brașov, Romania
Beginning coordinates45°35′54″N 25°38′49″E / 45.5984°N 25.6469°E / 45.5984; 25.6469
Ending coordinates45°41′26″N 25°33′56″E / 45.69056°N 25.56556°E / 45.69056; 25.56556

The Canalul Timiș (Timiș Canal) is a canal linking the rivers Timiș and Ghimbășel in Brașov County, central Romania. It is 14 km (8.7 mi) long,[1] and was first documented in the year 1500.[2] The canal starts at Dâmbul Morii near Timișu de Jos, running parallel to the river Timiș until Dârste, where it turns to the northwest. It passes north of the historic centre of Brașov, and discharges into the Ghimbășel in Stupini, a northern neighbourhood of Brașov. The canal intercepts the small rivers flowing towards the city from the Postăvarul Massif (Pârâul Ciurii, Șipot, Aluniș, Valea Cetății, Șcheiu) and diverts them into the Ghimbășel, on many reaches using the river beds of previous rivers. In the city the canal is covered.

References

  1. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 274. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.50.6.2
  2. Aldea, Sebastian (3 November 2017). "Jumătate de veac de inconștiență a cetățenilor s-a depus în canalele subterane ale Brașovului. SGA a scos din Canalul Timiș balastul și gunoaiele strânse în ultimii 50 de ani". Brașov Metropolitan. Retrieved 12 June 2019.


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