Vockerode Power Plant

Vockerode Power Plant was a lignite and later also gas-fired power plant in Vockerode, East Germany. It was built in 1937 and shut-down between 1994 and 1998.

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Type: Industrial building
Description: lignite and gas turbine power plant on the Elbe in Vockerode (1937–1998)
Also known as: “Vockerode Coal-Fired Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dorfkirche Vockerode and Krägen-Riß.

Dorfkirche Vockerode

Church

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Dorfkirche Vockerode is a church, which is situated 560 metres northwest of Vockerode Power Plant.

Krägen-Riß

Nature reserve

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Krägen-Riß is a nature reserve.

Sieglitzer Berg

Park

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Sieglitzer Berg is a park, which is situated 3 km northwest of Vockerode Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vockerode and Griesen.

Vockerode

Suburb

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Vockerode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz.

Griesen

Hamlet

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Griesen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. Griesen is situated 4 km east of Vockerode Power Plant.

Wörlitz

Village

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Wörlitz is a town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it has been part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. Wörlitz is situated 4 km east of Vockerode Power Plant.

Vockerode Power Plant

Categories: coal-fired power station, gas turbine power station, building, and industry
Location: Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.84516° or 51° 50′ 43″ north

Longitude

12.35843° or 12° 21′ 30″ east

Elevation

68 metres (223 feet)

Levels

Open location code

9F3JR9W5+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 87586545

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

GeoNames ID

7282441

Wikidata ID

Q1786215

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Satellite Map

Discover Vockerode Power Plant from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Vockerode Power Plant” goes by many names.

French: “centrale électrique de Vockerode”
French: “Centrale électrique de Vockerode”
German: “Kohlekraftwerk Vockerode”
German: “Kraftwerk Elbe”
German: “Kraftwerk Vockerode”
Polish: “Elektrownia Vockerode”

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