Wassen power station
Wassen power station is an industrial building in Wassen, Uri which is located on Pfaffensprung and has an elevation of 824 metres. Wassen power station is situated nearby to the village Gurtnellen, as well as near Göschenen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Industrial building
- Description: high-pressure run-of-river power plant in Wassen in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kraftwerk Wassen”, “Wasserkraftwerk Wassen”, and “WKW Wassen”
- Address: Pfaffensprung 4, Pfaffensprung, Wassen, 6484
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus and Ossuary chapel.
Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus is situated 1¼ km southwest of Wassen power station.
Ossuary chapel
Church
Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ossuary chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Wassen power station.
Wassen railway station
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wassen railway station is a building, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Wassen power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gurtnellen and Göschenen.
Gurtnellen
Village
Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Göschenen
Village
Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 6 km south of Wassen power station.
Intschi
Hamlet
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Intschi is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northeast of Wassen power station.
Wassen power station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Wassen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.71565° or 46° 42′ 56″ northLongitude
8.61012° or 8° 36′ 36″ eastElevation
824 metres (2,703 feet)Inception
1949Operator
Kraftweg Wassen AGOpen location code
8FRCPJ86+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 100595560OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wassen power station” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kraftwerk Wassen”
- German: “Kraftwerk Wassen”
- Swedish: “Kraftwerk Wassen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Вассен”
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