Medievalists.net » Transportation http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Fossa Carolina: The First Attempt to Bridge the Central European Watershed http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/16/fossa-carolina-the-first-attempt-to-bridge-the-central-european-watershed/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/16/fossa-carolina-the-first-attempt-to-bridge-the-central-european-watershed/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:56:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35723 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.

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