Flutgraben

The Flutgraben is a canal in

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in ...

, Thuringia, Germany. It is a flood control channel, created between 1890 and 1898 in order to prevent flooding of the river Gera in the city centre of Erfurt. Canals in Germany Geography of Thuringia Buildings and structures in Erfurt Canals opened in 1898 CFlutgraben {{Thuringia-geo-stub