Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant
Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant is a power station in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia. Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant is situated nearby to the village Köln-Rheinkassel, as well as near the suburb Longerich.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: coal power plant
- Also known as: “Heizkraftwerk Köln-Merkenich” and “HKW Merkenich”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Brictius and Bayer Cross Leverkusen.
St. Brictius
Church
St. Brictius is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant.
Bayer Cross Leverkusen
Photo: H005, Public domain.
Bayer AG is a German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies and biomedical companies in the world. Bayer Cross Leverkusen is situated 2 km east of Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant.
St. Antonius
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Antonius is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leverkusen and Köln-Rheinkassel.
Leverkusen
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf.
Köln-Rheinkassel
Village
Photo: Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Köln-Rheinkassel is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant.
Longerich
Suburb
Photo: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Longerich is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southwest of Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant.
Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.01698° or 51° 1′ 1″ northLongitude
6.96314° or 6° 57′ 47″ eastOperator
RheinEnergieOpen location code
9F382X87+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 25369355OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q1601476
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Merkenich (Nord) Power Plant” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale thermique de Merkenich”
- French: “Centrale thermique de Merkenich”
- German: “Heizkraftwerk Köln-Merkenich”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkenich kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Merkenich kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Werkfeuerwehr Ford Köln-Niehl and Freiwillige Feuerwehr Köln Löschgruppe Merkenich.
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