Windawski Canal

Ventos-Dubysos kanalas (Lithuanian: Ventos–Dubysos kanalas; Russian: Виндавский канал, Vindavsky channel) is an abandoned canal connecting the Dubysa River near Bazilionai, Šiauliai district to the Venta River near Tolučiai Šaukėnų, Kelmė District of Lithuania.[1][2][3] The idea of Polish Minister of Economy, Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, was to make the new trade route independent of the Prussian seaports of Danzig (Gdańsk) on the Vistula River and Memel (Klaipėda) on the Neman River, and link the center of the Kingdom of Poland with the Baltic seaport of Ventspils (Polish: Windawa).In 1822 Duke Alexander of Württemberg became the Head of Communications Department and commenced several river channel projects in western Russia.After the war there was no purpose for the canal as Lithuania gained control over the Klaipėda Region and lower reaches of Neman River.On 19 April 2005, the Canal was listed as engineering monument S1073 on the Republic of Lithuania's cultural heritage register.
Šiauliai districtDubysa RiverBazilionaiVenta RiverLithuanianKelmė DistrictLithuaniaVistula RiverKingdom of PolandBalticVentspilsAugustów CanalUprising of 1831RussiaPrussiaFranciszek Ksawery Drucki-LubeckiDanzigMemel (Klaipėda)Neman RiverPolishAugustów VoivodeshipBiebrza RiverNarew RiverCzarna Hancza RiverKovno GovernorateRussian EmpireDuke Alexander of WürttembergStanisław KierbedźKlaipėda Region