Elbe Sluice

The Elbe Sluice also known as Střekov Sluice, Masaryk Sluice or Sluice of T. G. Masaryk is a lock on the Elbe river in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, located immediately below the Střekov Castle. The main purpose was to navigate the Elbe in the area of the Střekov rapids, which were often impassable. In its time it was one of the largest waterworks in the country and one with the most modern technical concept in Europe. The hydroelectric power plant, which is part of the sluice, was put into operation in 1935. The waterworks is built in the functionalist style. The sluice is protected as a cultural monument.