North Holland Canal

Japanese: 北オランダ運河 - きたおらんだうんが
North Holland Canal

…In Germany, especially in the Kingdom of Prussia, the Friedrich-Wilhelm Canal, linking the Spree and Oder rivers, was built in 1668, and in the 18th century a network of canals was formed between the two major rivers, the Elbe and the Oder, with the capital Berlin at its center. This played an important role in connecting the German interior to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. In the mid-19th century, France built the Grand Canal, linking the Rhine-Rhône, Marne-Rhine, and Aisne-Marne rivers, while in the Low Countries, especially the Netherlands, the North Holland Canal was opened in 1824 and the North Sea Canal was completed in 1876, which contributed significantly to Amsterdam's trade. In England, where road and canal construction was lagging behind France, the digging of canals progressed rapidly in the 18th century. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "North Holland Canal" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ドイツ,とくにプロイセン王国においては,1668年にシュプレー川とオーデル川を結ぶフリードリヒ・ウィルヘルム運河が,さらに18世紀には首都ベルリンを中心とし,エルベ,オーデルの二大河川の間に運河網が形成され,それはドイツ内陸地方を北海およびバルト海に結びつける重要な役割をになった。19世紀半ばにはフランスではライン・ローヌ,マルヌ・ライン,エーヌ・マルヌなどのそれぞれの川を結ぶ大運河が建設され,低地諸国,とくにオランダでは1824年に北オランダ運河が開通し,さらに76年には北海運河が完成したが,それはアムステルダムの貿易に著しく貢献した。 フランスに比べて道路や運河の建設が遅れていたイギリスでも,18世紀に入って運河の開削が急速に進められた。…

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