Zuid-Willemsvaart
Here, you cross the newly constructed detour of the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal, a much wider body of water than the Oude Zuid-Willemsvaart.
Here, you cross the newly constructed detour of the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal, a much wider body of water than the Oude Zuid-Willemsvaart. Why was this canal dug? You might be able to guess the answer: it was meant to boost the industry in the south and trade in the north. The excavation of the canal began in 1822.
This is how to reach Zuid-Willemsvaart
                                        
                                                                                                            
                
                                                        Bakelseweg
5735 SC Aarle-Rixtel Plan your route naar Zuid-Willemsvaart
                                            
                                                                                        5735 SC Aarle-Rixtel Plan your route naar Zuid-Willemsvaart
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