Kölnbrein Dam

The Kölnbrein Dam is an arch dam in the Hohe Tauern range within Carinthia, . It was constructed between 1971 and 1979 and at 200 metres high, it is the tallest dam in Austria.
Wikipedia
Photo: Kwerdenker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 feet)
  • …is operated by Verbund Hydro Power GmbH
  • …dates from 1979
  • …stands 200 metres (656 feet) tall
  • Description: dam in Carinthia, Austria
  • Also known as
    “Koelnbreinsperre”
    “Kölnbreinsperre Staumauer”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kölnbrein Reservoir and Marchkarspitze.

Reservoir
Photo: Gerdsch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak
Photo: Michael Burgholzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Peak
Photo: WA-Wien, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Kölnbrein Dam.

Kölnbrein Dam

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Latitude
47.0787° or 47° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
13.33999° or 13° 20′ 24″ east
Open location code
8FVM38HQ+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 778969876
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7282599
Wiki­data ID
Q378432

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Kölnbrein Dam” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Lyolnbreyn su anbarı”
  • Cebuano: “Köhlbrein Dam”
  • Chinese: “柯恩布莱因坝”
  • Chinese: “柯恩布萊因壩”
  • Estonian: “Kölnbreini pais”
  • French: “barrage Kölnbrein”
  • French: “Barrage Kölnbrein”
  • Georgian: “კილნბრეინის კაშხალი”
  • German: “Kölnbrein-Staumauer”
  • German: “Kölnbreinsperre”
  • Hebrew: “סכר קולנבריין”
  • Hungarian: “Kölnbrein duzzasztógát”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Kölnbrein”
  • Japanese: “ケルンブライン・ダム”
  • Kazakh: “Кёльнбрайн бөгеті”
  • Persian: “سد کونبرین”
  • Russian: “Кёльнбрайнская плотина”
  • Russian: “Кёльнбрейнская плотина”
  • Russian: “Плотина Кёльнбрайн”
  • Russian: “Плотина Кёльнбрейн”
  • Slovenian: “Jez Kölnbrein”
  • Swedish: “Köhlbrein Dam”
  • Ukrainian: “Гребля Кельнбрайн”
  • Ukrainian: “Кьольнбрайнська гребля”

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