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.

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Type: Power station
Description: former HVDC back-to-back station in Austria
Also known as: “GK Wien-Suedost” and “GK Wien–Southeast”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wien-Südost substation and Schutzengelkreuz.

Wien-Südost substation

Electrical substation

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Wien-Südost substation is an electrical substation, which is situated 140 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 510 metres west of Vienna-Southeast HVDC Back-to-back station.

Mariensäule Am Johannesberg, Unterlaa

Wayside shrine

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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

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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

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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.