- Radunia
The Radunia ( _de. Radaune) is a small river in
Pomerelia which issues from a lake and falls into theMotława (Mottlau) nearGdansk (Danzig).A part of its water is conveyed into the city via the 13.5 km long "Radaunekanal" or "New Radaune" ["A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, edited by Royal Geographical Society Great Britain, 1856", and "The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary, 1822" [http://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=Radaune+%22New+Radaune%22&btnG=Search+Books] ] or
Radunia Channel ["The Radunia Channel is a historical canal constructed in the Middle Ages, in the XIV century, by the Teutonic Knights" - in Roumen Arsov, Jiri Marsalek, Evzen Zeman: Urban Water Management: Science, Technology, and Service Delivery, p. 117 (Scheme of hydrographical network in Gdansk) [8] [http://books.google.com/books?id=lF-SeWzru-AC&pg=PA117&dq=Radunia+canal+Teutonic&lr=&sig=SrMpENT-13nCDiAGzCnUbir2iK4] ] , a canal build in 14th century byTeutonic Knights , to provide water and power to operate theGreat Mill (Große Mühle ).Its source is
Jezioro Stężyckie (Radaune-See,Stendsitzer See ) nearStężyca (Stendsitz ). NearKrampitz , Radunia joins theMotława (Mottlau), a tribuatry to the Vistula inDanzig . Length is 103,2 km, area 837 km², with a height difference of 162 m. Places along the river areŻukowo (Zuckau ) andPruszcz Gdański (Praust ), with 22,000 inhabitants.From 1910 to 1937, eight water power stations were build, delivering 14 MW in total.
Literature
*Wilhelm Brauer, "Prußische Siedlungen westlich der Weichsel: Versuch einer etymologischen Deutung heimatlicher Flurnamen", J.-G.-Herder-Bibliothek Siegerland, Siegen 1983
External links
* [http://www.katins.com/praust/geschichte/geschichte_radaune.asp geschichte:: Die Radaune]
* [http://www.morzkulc.pg.gda.pl/geografia/pomorze/radunia.htm Rzeka Radunia (pl.)]
* [http://www.otkz.pol.pl/elektr_w/male_ew/rz_radunia/rz_radunia.htm Energetyczne wykorzystanie rzeki Raduni (pl.)]
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