Gustav Knepper Power Station
Gustav Knepper Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Dortmund-Mengede in Germany, close to Castrop-Rauxel. It started operation in 1971 and ended on December 23, 2014.Photo: Arnoldius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dortmund-Mengede station and Haus Dorloh.
Dortmund-Mengede station
Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dortmund-Mengede station is located in the Dortmund suburb of Mengede in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened in 1848 as part of the trunk line of the former Cologne-Minden Railway Company. Dortmund-Mengede station is situated 2 km east of Gustav Knepper Power Station.
Haus Dorloh
Heritage site
Photo: Arnoldius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haus Dorloh is a heritage site, which is situated 1½ km south of Gustav Knepper Power Station.
Haus Bodelschwingh
Castle
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Haus Bodelschwingh is a castle, which is situated 2 km southeast of Gustav Knepper Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brüninghausen and Mengede.
Mengede
Suburb
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Mengede is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Gustav Knepper Power Station.
Widum Mengede
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Widum Mengede is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km east of Gustav Knepper Power Station.
Gustav Knepper Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: former coal power plant in Germany
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Castrop-Rauxel, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Gustav Knepper Power Station” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Gustav Knepper”
- German: “Kraftwerk Knepper”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gustav Knepper kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Gustav Knepper kraftverk”
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