Wassen power station
Wassen power station is an industrial building in Wassen, Uri, which is located on Pfaffensprung and has an elevation of around 820 metres. Wassen power station is situated near the village Gurtnellen, as well as near Göschenen.
- Industrial building
- …lies at an elevation of around 820 metres (2,700 feet)
- …is operated by Kraftweg Wassen AG
- …dates from 1949
- Description: high-pressure run-of-river power plant in Wassen in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
- Address: Pfaffensprung 4, Pfaffensprung, Wassen, 6484
- Also known as“Kraftwerk Wassen”“Wasserkraftwerk Wassen”“WKW Wassen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus and Ossuary chapel.
Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus
1¼ km southwest of Wassen power station
Ossuary chapel
Ossuary chapel is a church.
1¼ km southwest of Wassen power station
Wassen railway station
Wassen railway station is a building.
1½ km southwest of Wassen power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gurtnellen and Göschenen.
Gurtnellen
Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Göschenen
Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
6 km south of Wassen power station
Wassen power station
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Latitude
46.71565° or 46° 42′ 56″ north
Longitude
8.61012° or 8° 36′ 36″ east
Open location code
8FRCPJ86+72
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = industrial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wassen power station” goes by many names.
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