 The canal was built in 1772–1775, at the order of Frederick II, king of Prussia (after annexation of western Poland by Kingdom of Prussia in First Partition of Poland).Bydgoszcz Canal has been listed on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List, N°A/900/1-27, on November 30, 2005.The route of the Bydgoszcz Canal finds its way through an ancient valley about 2 km wide, surrounded by steep edges