Beatrix Canal apparent to the Dutch throne, Princess Beatrix. Beatrix Canal The Beatrix Canal (Dutch: "Beatrixkanaal") is an 8.4 km long canal in the southern Netherlands. It was constructed to provide the city of Eindhoven with access to the Wilhelmina Canal. In order to be able to regulate the level of the Gender and Dommel streams, which regularly threatened to flood Eindhoven's inner city, an additional Discharge Canal ("Afwateringskanaal"), which is not open to navigation, was dug to connect the Beatrix Canal and the Dommel stream. Into this branch, the Gender now discharges. Upon completion, the canal was named in honour of
Beatrix Balogh Beatrix Balogh Beatrix Balogh (born December 12, 1974 in Kaposvár) is a Hungarian handballer, European champion and Olympic silver medalist. Starting from August 2011, Balogh is the player-coach of Marcali VSZSE. Balogh debuted in the Hungarian national team on 5 March 1994 against Iceland, and participated on her first European Championship yet in that year, finishing fourth. She took part on another five continental events (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006), winning the 2000 edition. Balogh was present on five World Championships as well (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007), achieving a bronze medal in 2005. In addition, she received a silver