Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar is a power station in Gmina Czernichów, Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship. Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar is situated nearby to the hospital Beskidzkie Centrum Zdrowia Psychicznego, as well as near the athletics track Bikepark „Góra Żar”.Photo: Ongrys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Elektrownia Wodna Żar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Żar and Zar Airport.
Żar
Peak
Photo: Micio, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Żar is a mountain in the mountain range of Little Beskids in southern Poland, 761 m above the sea level. Below the mountain is an artificial lake that was created by damming the Soła river. The elevation of the lake is 318 metres above sea level.
Suchy Wierch
Peak
Photo: Selso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suchy Wierch is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Międzybrodzie Żywieckie and Międzybrodzie Bialskie.
Międzybrodzie Żywieckie
Village
Photo: Krystyna W., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Międzybrodzie Żywieckie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czernichów, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Międzybrodzie Bialskie
Village
Photo: Helion manu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Międzybrodzie Bialskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czernichów, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar
- Categories: pumped-storage power station and industry
- Location: Gmina Czernichów, Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.7803° or 49° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
19.21172° or 19° 12′ 42″ eastInception
December 31st, 1979Branch
PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A.Operator
PGE Polska Grupa EnergetycznaOpen location code
8FXXQ6J6+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 264474767OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q609296
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar” goes by many names.
- German: “Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Żar”
- Hungarian: “Porąbka-Żar vízerőmű”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Porabka Zar vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Porabka Zar vannkraftverk”
- Polish: “Elektrownia Porąbka-Żar”
- Russian: “ГАЭС Поромбка-Жар”
- Russian: “ГАЭС Поромбка”
- Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Порабка-Зар”
- Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Поромбка-Жар”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beskidzkie Centrum Zdrowia Psychicznego and Bikepark „Góra Żar”.
Nearby Places
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