Volga Hydroelectric Station

The Volga Hydroelectric Station or Volga GES also known as the 22nd Congress of the CPSU Stalingrad/Volgograd Hydroelectric Power Station, is the largest hydroelectric station in Europe, and the last of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams, immediately before the Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: dam in Russia
  • Address: пр Ленина 1А, Волжский

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Межшлюзовая ГЭС.

Power station
Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a power station, which is situated 2 km east of Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinovka and Lebyazh’ya Polyana.

Village
is a rural locality in Yerzkovskoye Urban Settlement, , , Russia. The population was 15 as of 2010. is situated 5 km north of Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Village
Lebyazhya Polyana is a rural locality and the administrative center of Kirovskoye Rural Settlement, , , Russia. The population was 950 as of 2010. There are 28 streets. is situated 7 km south of Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Hamlet
Rybovodny is a rural locality in Kirovskoye Rural Settlement, , , Russia. The population was 162 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. is situated 7 km south of Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Volga Hydroelectric Station

Latitude
48.82619° or 48° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
44.67212° or 44° 40′ 20″ east
Levels
9
Operator
RU-VGG-13-11
Open location code
8HW6RMGC+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 137411846
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1743883
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Volga Hydroelectric Station” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վոլգայի հիդրոէլեկտրակայան”
  • Belarusian: “Волжская ГЭС”
  • Chinese: “伏爾加水電站”
  • Czech: “Volžská vodní elektrárna”
  • Dutch: “Volzjskaja GES”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فولجا الكهرومائيه”
  • Finnish: “Volgan vesivoimalaitos”
  • French: “barrage de Volgograd”
  • French: “Barrage de Volgograd”
  • German: “Wasserkraftwerk Wolgograd”
  • Japanese: “ヴォルガ水力発電所”
  • Kirghiz: “Волга ГЭСи”
  • Korean: “볼가 수력 발전소”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Volgograd-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Volgograd-demningen”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه برق آبی ولگا”
  • Russian: “Волжская ГЭС”
  • Slovenian: “Hidroelektrarna Volški”
  • Slovenian: “Volška hidroelektrarna”
  • Spanish: “Central hidroelectrica de Volgogrado”
  • Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica de Volgogrado”
  • Turkish: “Volga Hidroelektrik Santrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Волзька ГЕС”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Volgograd dam and Пожарно-спасательная часть №11.

Nearby Places

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