Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station
The Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station, also known locally as Kraftwerk Rheinsfelden or Kraftwerk Rheinsfelden-Eglisau, is a hydroelectric power plant on the Rhine, on the German-Swiss border.- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Zweidlen in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Rheinsfelden Power Station” and “Rheinsfelden-Eglisau Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zweidlen railway station and Hardwald.
Zweidlen railway station
Railway station
Zweidlen railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Glattfelden, near the village of Zweidlen. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line, within fare zone 113 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Zweidlen railway station is situated 650 metres southwest of Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station.
Hardwald
Archaeological site
Hardwald is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km west of Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station.
St. Josef Glattfelden
Church
St. Josef Glattfelden is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wasterkingen and Hüntwangen.
Wasterkingen
Village
Wasterkingen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Hüntwangen
Village
Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Hüntwangen is situated 2½ km northeast of Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station.
Hohentengen am Hochrhein
Village
Hohentengen am Hochrhein is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Hohentengen am Hochrhein is situated 3 km west of Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station.
Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station
- Categories: run-of-river hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Glattfelden, Bülach District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.57525° or 47° 34′ 31″ north
Longitude
8.47283° or 8° 28′ 22″ east
Inception
1920
Operator
KW Eglisau-Glattfelden AG
Open location code
8FVCHFGF+44
OpenStreetMap ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Tosk Albanian—“Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Eglisau-Glattfelden”
- French: “centrale électrique Eglisau-Glattfelden”
- French: “Centrale électrique Eglisau-Glattfelden”
- French: “Centrale électrique Rheinsfelden-Eglisau”
- French: “Centrale électrique Rheinsfelden”
- German: “Kraftwerk Eglisau-Glattfelden”
- German: “Kraftwerk Rheinsfelden-Eglisau”
- German: “Kraftwerk Rheinsfelden”
- Swiss German: “Chraftwerk Eglisau-Glattfälde”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kraftwerk Eglisau-Glattfelden”
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Highlights include Warte Schlossbuck and Rheinsfelden.
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