Żerań Power Station
Żerań Heat Power Station is a coal-fired heat power station in the northeastern Warsaw suburb of Żerań, Poland. Built between 1952 and 1956 to Soviet design specifications – with the first turbine becoming operational on 21 July 1954 – it underwent modernisation in the years 1997-2001 when it was taken over by Vattenfall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: Coal-fired power station in Poland
- Also known as: “EC Żerań”, “PGNiG Termika S.A. Oddział Elektrociepłownia Żerań”, and “Zeran Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Śluza Żerań and General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge.
Śluza Żerań
Lock
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Śluza Żerań is a lock, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Żerań Power Station.
General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hiuppo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The General Stefan "Grot" Rowecki Bridge is a bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw. It was built from 1977 to 1981 as part of the Trasa Toruńska major thoroughfare by Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Kolejowych No. General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge is situated 1 km south of Żerań Power Station.
Kępa Potocka
Park
Photo: Zdzisław Adam Niedźw…, CC BY 3.0.
Kępa Potocka is a park, which is situated 1½ km south of Żerań Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Warsaw and Żerań.
North Warsaw
Northern Warsaw comprises three predominantly residential districts, with some industry and commerce in the form of shopping centres. Białołęka is a rather new districts with only a little number of monument and nearly no tourist attractions, as it is described as "the bedroom of Warsaw".
Żerań
Quarter
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Żerań is a northern suburb of Warsaw, Poland, situated in the Białołęka district. It is noted for the Żerań Power Station. The area borders with the Vistula River, the Praga-Północ district and the Tarchomin, Różopol, Konstantynów and Annopol housing estates.
Żerań Power Station
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Białołęka, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.29461° or 52° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
20.99104° or 20° 59′ 28″ eastElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Inception
July 21st, 1954Operator
PGNiG Termika S.A.Open location code
9G427XVR+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 25898809OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Żerań Power Station” goes by many names.
- German: “Heizkraftwerk Żerań”
- German: “Kraftwerk Żerań”
- Polish: “Elektrociepłownia Żerań”
- Russian: “Жерань (ТЭЦ)”
- Russian: “ТЭЦ Жерань”
- Ukrainian: “ТЕЦ Жерань”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Różopol and Ruda Ewansa.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sterownia Śluzy Żerań and Stacja elektroenergetyczna 220/110kV ‘Praga’.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Żerań Power Station”. Photo: Boston9, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.