HVDC Gotland
The HVDC Gotland, on the Swedish east coast, was the first fully commercial static plant for high-voltage direct current transmission in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Electrical substation
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “HVDC Gotland - Vaestervik Static Inverter Plant” and “HVDC Gotland - Västervik Static Inverter Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Västervik station and Sankt Petri kyrka, Västervik.
Västervik station
Railway station
Photo: Vesper8590, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Västervik station is a railway station, which is situated 3 km north of HVDC Gotland.
Sankt Petri kyrka, Västervik
Church
Photo: Vesper8590, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sankt Petri kyrka, Västervik is a church, which is situated 3 km north of HVDC Gotland.
Sankta Gertruds kyrka, Västervik
Church
Photo: Kent Olsson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sankta Gertruds kyrka, Västervik is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of HVDC Gotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Västervik and Tjust and Gunnebo.
Västervik and Tjust
Photo: Cdream, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Västervik is a town in north-eastern Småland in Sweden. Västervik municipality, Västerviks kommun, coincides with the traditional province Tjust, famous for its archipelago.
Gunnebo
Village
Photo: Ssawka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gunnebo is a locality situated in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden. In 2010 Gunnebo had 938 inhabitants. Gunnebo is situated 7 km west of HVDC Gotland.
HVDC Gotland
- Categories: high-voltage direct current power line, submarine power cable, and industry
- Location: Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.72832° or 57° 43′ 42″ northLongitude
16.64773° or 16° 38′ 52″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9F9RPJHX+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 140248140GeoNames ID
7282443Wikidata ID
Q1563629
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“HVDC Gotland” goes by many names.
- French: “Liaison à courant continu Gotland”
- German: “HGÜ Gotland”
- Swedish: “Gotlandslänken”
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