Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station
The GK Vienna–Southeast was a back-to-back HVDC station linking the electric power grids of Austria and Hungary. It operated between June 1993 and October 1996.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: former HVDC back-to-back station in Austria
- Also known as: “GK Wien-Suedost”, “GK Wien–Southeast”, and “Stromrichterhalle GK Wien-Südost”
- Address: Am Johannesberg 7, Wien, 1100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wien-Südost substation and Schutzengelkreuz.
Wien-Südost substation
Electrical substation
Wien-Südost substation is an electrical substation, which is situated 150 metres northeast of Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station.
Schutzengelkreuz
Wayside cross
Photo: Buchhändler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schutzengelkreuz is a wayside cross, which is situated 490 metres west of Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station.
Mariensäule Am Johannesberg, Unterlaa
Wayside shrine
Photo: Buchhändler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mariensäule Am Johannesberg, Unterlaa is a wayside shrine, which is situated 570 metres north of Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leopoldsdorf and Zwölfaxing.
Leopoldsdorf
Village
Leopoldsdorf is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Under Nazi rule, it belonged to Greater Vienna from 1938 onwards.
Zwölfaxing
Village
Zwölfaxing is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Zwölfaxing is situated 3½ km southeast of Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station.
Outer South
Photo: DerFalkVonFreyburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outer South is in Vienna, and includes the districts of Favoriten, Simmering, Meidling, and Liesing.
Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station
- Category: HVDC back-to-back station
- Location: Favoriten, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.12277° or 48° 7′ 22″ northLongitude
16.41836° or 16° 25′ 6″ eastElevation
194 metres (636 feet)Open location code
8FWR4CF9+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 142370425OpenStreetMap feature
building=service
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “GK Vídeň-Jihovýchod”
- French: “GK Wien-Südost”
- German: “GK Wien-Südost”
- Spanish: “GK Viena Sudeste”
- Spanish: “GK Viena-Sudeste”
- Spanish: “GK Wien-Südost”
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