Les Escaldes hydroelectric power station
Escaldes Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Engolasters of the Encamp parish in Andorra. Its namesake, Les Escaldes, is located just to the south in Escaldes-Engordany parish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Engolasters, Encamp
- Also known as: “Escaldes Hydroelectric Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Església de Sant Miquel d’Engolasters and Lake Engolasters.
Església de Sant Miquel d’Engolasters
Church
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Església de Sant Miquel d'Engolasters is a church located in Engolasters, Escaldes-Engordany Parish, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. It was built originally in the 11-12th century. Església de Sant Miquel d’Engolasters is situated 700 metres southeast of Les Escaldes hydroelectric power station.
Lake Engolasters
Lake
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Lake Engolasters, in the Encamp parish of Andorra, is an oblong shaped lake at an elevation of 1,616 m. formed in a glacial depression. It is located close to Andorra La Vella, the capital of Andorra.
Carmen Thyssen Museum of Andorra
Museum
Photo: Castellbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carmen Thyssen Museum of Andorra is situated 1¼ km southwest of Les Escaldes hydroelectric power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Engolasters and Engordany.
Engolasters
Village
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Lake Engolasters, in the Encamp parish of Andorra, is an oblong shaped lake at an elevation of 1,616 m. formed in a glacial depression. It is located close to Andorra La Vella, the capital of Andorra.
Engordany
Village
Photo: Vriullop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engordany is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Escaldes-Engordany. It is contiguous with Les Escaldes and Andorra la Vella. The village has a tradition of staging street theatre which is popular with tourists.
Els Vilars d’Engordany
Hamlet
Photo: Ferran Llorens, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Els Vilars d'Engordany, or simply Els Vilars, is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Escaldes-Engordany. It is part of the contiguous urban area of Escaldes-Engordany and Andorra La Vella, and has panoramic views over the capital and the Gran Valira river valley. Església de Sant Romà dels Vilars is located here.
Les Escaldes hydroelectric power station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Encamp, Andorra, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.51494° or 42° 30′ 54″ northLongitude
1.55331° or 1° 33′ 12″ eastInception
1930Operator
Forces Elèctriques d’AndorraOpen location code
8FJ3GH73+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1317035963Wikidata ID
Q19902246
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Les Escaldes hydroelectric power station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Les Escaldes”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Les Escaldes”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ескальдес”
- Vietnamese: “Trạm thủy điện Escaldes”
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