 In 1854, Heine also expanded his estate in the "Gemeinde Plagwitz" district of Leipzig; in 1856, he began the construction of the first section of a navigable canal connecting the rivers White Elster and Saale, which today bears his name ("Karl-Heine-Kanal").The excavation of the canal reclaimed which was later to become the western suburb of Leipzig.To institute his plans for construction and industrialization, Heine established an "economy" in Plagwitz.