{"id":25954290,"date":"2024-10-02T16:38:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gotakanalcharter.se\/gota-canal\/baltzar-von-platen\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:41:07","slug":"baltzar-von-platen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gotakanalcharter.se\/en\/gota-kanal\/baltzar-von-platen\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltzar von Platen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;9deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,80,128,0.84) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 56%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gotakanalcharter.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fo_1530_e_1-4_1-Karta.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: flex;||flex-direction: column;||justify-content: flex-end !important;&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;300px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;300px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;z-index: 99999999;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|200|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#F5F5F5&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;100px&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;60px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dipi_divider content_text=&#8221;G\u00f6ta Kanal Charter&#8221; content_text_tag=&#8221;h5&#8243; hide_second_element=&#8221;on&#8221; first_decoration_line_color=&#8221;#F2C900&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#F2C900&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; width=&#8221;300px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;300px&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;220px&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dipi_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-3de210dc-fa25-41e8-a409-e7278b8c17f6%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>A dream dating back 300 years<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-3de210dc-fa25-41e8-a409-e7278b8c17f6%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]As early as the sixteenth century, the renowned Bishop Brask in Link\u00f6ping proposed a Canal across Sweden from the Baltic to the North Sea. 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A day&#8217;s work consisted of twelve hours. 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On 11 April 1810, King Karl XIII issued a charter allowing the Canal company to build and operate the Canal, and granted the company labour, land and forests for the project.<\/p>\n<p>n May 1810, excavation work was started in Motala. 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