HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant
The Kontek HVDC is a 170-kilometre long, monopolar 400 kV high-voltage direct current cable between Germany and the Danish island Zealand. Its name comes from "continent" and the name of the former Danish power transmission company "Elkraft", which operated the power grid on the Danish islands Lolland, Falster and Zealand and had the abbreviation "ek".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: HVDC interconnector between Germany and Denmark
- Also known as: “HGÜ Kontek Stromrichterstation Bentwisch”, “HGUE Kontek Stromrichterstation Bentwisch”, and “Kontek”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch power converter hall and Church in Bentwisch.
HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch power converter hall
Building
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HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch power converter hall is a building.
Church in Bentwisch
Church
Church in Bentwisch is situated 1½ km northwest of HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant.
Bentwisch railway station
Railway stop
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Bentwisch railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 2 km north of HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dierkow and Roggentin.
Dierkow
Suburb
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Dierkow near Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany, was a Viking Age Slavic-Scandinavian settlement at the southern Baltic coast in the late 8th and early 9th century. Dierkow is situated 3 km west of HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant.
Roggentin
Village
Roggentin is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The letter processing center for the greater Rostock area is located in Roggentin. Roggentin is situated 3½ km south of HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant.
Broderstorf
Village
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Broderstorf is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Broderstorf is situated 3½ km southeast of HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant.
HVDC Kontek - Bentwisch HVDC Static Inverter Plant
- Categories: high-voltage direct current power line, electrical interconnector, and industry
- Location: Bentwisch, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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