Kraftwerk Handeck
Kraftwerk Handeck is a power station in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,319 metres. Kraftwerk Handeck is situated nearby to the peak Alplistock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alplistock and Gelmerhütte.
Alplistock
Peak
The Alplistock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of Handegg in the Bernese Oberland. It lies east of the Diamantstock, on the range between the valley of the Grueben Glacier and the Bächlital. Alplistock is situated 3 km southwest of Kraftwerk Handeck.
Gelmerhütte
Mountain hut
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Gelmerhütte is a mountain hut, which is situated 3 km northeast of Kraftwerk Handeck.
Bächlitalhütte
Mountain hut
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Bächlitalhütte is a mountain hut, which is situated 4 km southwest of Kraftwerk Handeck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Handeck and Gletsch.
Handeck
Locality
Photo: Cooper.ch, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Handeck is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 7 km southeast of Kraftwerk Handeck.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 10 km south of Kraftwerk Handeck.
Kraftwerk Handeck
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Wasserkraftwerk Handeck 1”
- Category: industry
- Location: Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.61695° or 46° 37′ 1″ northLongitude
8.30765° or 8° 18′ 28″ eastElevation
1,319 metres (4,327 feet)Inception
1932Operator
KWOOpen location code
8FRCJ885+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 281815086GeoNames ID
7283156
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