The Bega Canal or Begej Canal (; hu, Béga-csatorna) is a navigation canal of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

and

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ...

. It is the first navigation canal built on the present-day territory of

, and serves the city of

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

. Its name comes from the Bega river. It crosses the territory of

Timiș County Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. Th ...

in western Romania and proceeds into the territory of

, merging with

Begej The Bega or Begej ( ro, Bega; sr, / ; german: Bega; hu, Béga, formerly ''Kistemes''), is a 244 km (152 mile) long river in Romania (169 km; 105 mi.) and Serbia (75 km; 47 mi.). It rises in the Poiana Ruscă Mounta ...

river near the village of Klek.

History

During the 18th-19th centuries it was the main means of transporting goods in the area as it connected the town to the European capitals:

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

and

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. Nowadays it is used for amusement and sports.

Gallery

File:Bega Canal 1.jpg, The Bega Canal at night (1) File:Bega Canal 0.jpg, The Bega Canal at night (2) File:Bega Canal 2.jpg, The canal in the summer of 2012

External links

Buildings and structures in Timișoara Canals in Romania Canals in Serbia Geography of Vojvodina Canals opened in 1754 1754 establishments in the Habsburg Monarchy CBega Canal {{Romania-transport-stub