Fossa Carolina: The First Attempt to Bridge the Central European Watershed

Remain part of the Fossa Carolina - photo by Brego

Beside the intention of Charlemagne to build a continuous waterway network for his extensive travels, there are two more possible reasons for connecting the river systems of Main and Danube.

River navigation in Medieval England

Medieval bridge crossing the River Medway at Aylesford, Kent, England

The significance of Medieval water transport lay in its low cost, for carriage by land could be more than ten times the price of transport by water; indicating the price differential was as great, if not greater, than during the industrial revolution.

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