Chorzów Power Station
Chorzów power station is a thermal power plant located in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has been in operation since 1898, since 2003 under the name Elcho.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: coal power plant
- Also known as: “CEZ Elektrociepłownia Chorzów ‘ELCHO’” and “Chorzow Power Station”
- Address: Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 30, Chorzów, 41-503
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mary Magdalene church in Chorzów Stary and Prezydent coal mine.
Mary Magdalene church in Chorzów Stary
Church
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mary Magdalene church in Chorzów Stary is situated 380 metres east of Chorzów Power Station.
Prezydent coal mine
Photo: Drozdp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prezydent coal mine is situated 1 km south of Chorzów Power Station.
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
Theme park
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is situated 1½ km south of Chorzów Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chorzów Stary and Centrum.
Chorzów Stary
Suburb
Photo: PetrusSilesius, CC BY 2.5.
Chorzów Stary is a district of Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Chorzów Power Station
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.30687° or 50° 18′ 25″ northLongitude
18.96906° or 18° 58′ 9″ eastInception
May 14th, 1991Operator
CEZ PolskaOpen location code
9F2W8X49+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 164050266OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q779196
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In Other Languages
From Lithuanian to Ukrainian—“Chorzów Power Station” goes by many names.
- Lithuanian: “Chožuvo elektrinė”
- Polish: “Elektrociepłownia Chorzów”
- Russian: “ТЭЦ Хожув”
- Russian: “ТЭЦ Хошув”
- Ukrainian: “ТЕЦ Хожув”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Szkolenie Psów HappyStreet and Skwer Świętej Matki Teresy z Kalkuty.
Nearby Places
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