Porjus gamla kraftstation
Porjus gamla kraftstation is a museum in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County. Porjus gamla kraftstation is situated nearby to the church Porjus kyrka, as well as near Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porjus kyrka and Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station.
Porjus kyrka
Church
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus kyrka is a church, which is situated 350 metres east of Porjus gamla kraftstation.
Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
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Porjus power station is one of the oldest and largest power plants in Sweden, situated near Porjus. It was built 1910-1915 and has a power of 480 MW. Besides three-phase AC, the plant originally also generated single phase 15 Hz AC for railway traction and hence, two single-phase 80 kV power lines ran along the Iron Ore Line Malmbanan where it was transformed down to 16 kV in substations. Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 590 metres northeast of Porjus gamla kraftstation.
Porjus gravkapell
Chapel
Porjus gravkapell is a chapel, which is situated 1¼ km south of Porjus gamla kraftstation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porjus.
Porjus
Village
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus is a locality situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height.
Porjus gamla kraftstation
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, industrial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.95415° or 66° 57′ 15″ northLongitude
19.79623° or 19° 47′ 46″ eastOperator
Vattenfall ABOpen location code
9FRXXQ3W+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 268923429OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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