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[[Image:Canal Danube-Tisa-Danube in Serbia.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Little Bačka Canal near the village of [[Rumenka]], close to [[Novi Sad]]]]
[[File:Vlaicovat.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal at village Vlajkovac, close to [[Vršac]].]]
[[File:Dunarea la Vracev Gaj.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal at village [[Vračev Gaj]], near the "Devil's bridge".]]
[[File:Канал ДТД Куцура.jpeg|thumb|DTD Canal in [[Kucura]].]]
'''[[Danube]]–[[Tisza|Tisa]]–Danube Canal (DTD)''' ({{langx|sr|Канал Дунав-Тиса-Дунав|Kanal Dunav-Tisa-Dunav}}) is a canal system in [[Serbia]]. It is a unique hydro-engineering system for flood control and hydrotechnical management, amelioration, forestry, water supply, waste water evacuation, navigation, tourism, fishing, hunting.
==Name==
It was named after the two large rivers which it connects – the Danube and the Tisa. There are several other names used for the canal in other languages: {{langx|hu|Ferenc-csatorna}}; {{langx|de|link=no|Donau-Theiß-Donau-Kanalsystem}}, etc.
==Geography==
It covers the northern part of [[Serbia]] – the territory of [[Vojvodina]] ([[Bačka]] and [[Banat]] regions), with the total area of about 12,700&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It consists of a number of canals, including:
*[[Great Bačka Canal]]
*[[Little Bačka Canal]]
==Characteristics==
The total length of the dug main canals is 929&nbsp;km, including new and old canals and streams which were completely or partially reconstructed and thus included in the new system. In the basic canal network there are 51 structures – 24 [[Gate (water transport)|gates]], 16 [[Lock (water transport)|locks]], five [[Canal Safety Gates|safety gates]], six [[pumping stations]], and 180 bridges. There are 14 cargo ports on the canals. On the new canals of the Danube-Tisa-Danube water system, 84 bridges were built – 62 carriageway, 19 railway and 3 pedestrian bridges. One of the most important structures within this water system is the dam on the river Tisa near [[Novi Bečej]] which regulates the water regime in the basic canal network in Banat, for irrigation of about 3,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
== History ==
Historically the channel is called ''Franz Channel'', after emperor [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Franz II]]. He was the Emperor of Austria as its construction started in the time when [[Hungary]] was part of the [[Habsburg monarchy]]. Even the emperor visited the construction site. The smaller channel that starts from [[Stapar]] and goes to [[Novi Bečej]] was called ''Franz Joseph Channel''.
The dam is based on the plans of Albert Hainz, who was the technical director of the channel. The dam was constructed between 1895 and 1899. [[István Türr]] participated in the compilation and implementation of the plans. The dam locks are powered by electricity. The electrical power required for operation is provided by the lock-built hydroelectric power generator. According to the official records, delegations arrived from as far as Japan for the inauguration ceremony. At the time of its construction, it was one of the most sophisticated dam-locks in the world.
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430081441/http://www.plovput.rs/pp_navigacija.htm Interactive map of Danube, Sava and Tisa rivers] – includes DTD canal (Archived on the Wayback Machine)(Requires Adobe Flash)
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[[Category:Canals in Serbia]]
[[Category:Water transport in Serbia]]
[[Category:Transport in Vojvodina]]
[[Category:Geography of Vojvodina]]
[[Category:Danube basin|CDanube–Tisa–Danube Canal]]
[[Category:Tisza basin|CDanube–Tisa–Danube Canal]]
[[Category:Bačka]]