Kahl Nuclear Power Plant

The Kahl plant was the first nuclear power plant ever to be built in Germany. It was located in Karlstein am Main and was an experimental boiling water reactor.

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Type: Facility
Description: former nuclear power plant in Germany
Also known as: “VAK Kahl”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gustavsee and Vogelschutzgebiet Gustavsee.

Gustavsee

Lake

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Gustavsee is a lake.

Vogelschutzgebiet Gustavsee

Nature reserve

Vogelschutzgebiet Gustavsee

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Vogelschutzgebiet Gustavsee is a nature reserve.

Feldkapelle

Church

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Feldkapelle is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Kahl Nuclear Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seligenstadt and Dettingen am Main.

Seligenstadt

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Seligenstadt is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Seligenstadt is one of Germany's oldest towns and was already of great importance in Carolingian times.

Dettingen am Main

Village

Dettingen am Main

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Dettingen am Main is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Kahl Nuclear Power Plant.

Hörstein

Village

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Hörstein is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Kahl Nuclear Power Plant.

Kahl Nuclear Power Plant

Category: nuclear power plant
Location: Karlstein a.Main, Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.05901° or 50° 3′ 32″ north

Longitude

8.98713° or 8° 59′ 14″ east

Elevation

107 metres (351 feet)

Open location code

9F2C3X5P+JV

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kahl Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.

Chinese: “卡尔核电厂”
Chinese: “卡尔核电站”
Chinese: “卡爾核電廠”
Chinese: “卡爾核電站”
Dutch: “Kerncentrale Kahl”
Dutch: “VAK Kahl”
French: “Centrale de recherche nucleaire Kahl”
French: “centrale de recherche nucléaire Kahl”
French: “Centrale de recherche nucléaire Kahl”
German: “AKW Kahl”
German: “Kernkraftwerk Kahl”
German: “VAK Kahl”
German: “Vak”
German: “Versuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl”
Japanese: “カール原子力発電所”
Russian: “АЭС Каль”
Ukrainian: “Кальська АЕС”
Ukrainian: “Кальська атомна електростанція”

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