Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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In the small town of Rendsburg in northern Germany, one of the rarest forms of transport has been quietly shuttling people and their cars back and forth over the Kiel Canal. Here's the brief history behind the town, the canal, and its most famous landmark.

Chapters:
00:00 This contraption...
00:44 From border town to border fortification
03:36 Canal building
04:56 Building bridges
07:14 Living in the loop
08:41 An unusual ferry
10:23 An accident and a breakdown
12:45 How to get there


Music:

"On My Way Home"
by The 126ers
YouTube Audio Library

"Style Funk" and "Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence


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OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org

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