Kraftwerk Letten
Kraftwerk Letten is an industrial building in Zurich, Zurich which is located on Wasserwerkstrasse. Kraftwerk Letten is situated nearby to the building Zurich Letten railway station, as well as near the recreation area Park Platz.Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Industrial building
- Also known as: “Quartierunterwerk Letten Neu” and “Wasserkraftwerk Letten”
- Address: Wasserwerkstrasse 99, Zürich, 8037
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zürich HB and Zurich Letten railway station.
Zürich HB
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
It's hard for a station to get better than Zürich HB. Zürich HB is the main station of Zurich and is Switzerland's largest station. The station is huge: it's a hub for all kinds of long-distance trains from all over Europe, intercity and regional SBB trains, and forms the core of Zurich's S-Bahn and tram system.
Zurich Letten railway station
Building
Photo: Mac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zurich Letten is a former railway station in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is situated on the old route of the Lake Zurich right bank railway from Zürich HB to Rapperswil via Tiefenbrunnen.
Kornhausbrücke
Bridge
Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kornhausbrücke is a bridge, which is situated 140 metres south of Kraftwerk Letten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unterstrass and Wipkingen.
Unterstrass
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unterstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 25,078, in an area of 2.47 km2.
Wipkingen
Suburb
Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 16,734 distributed on an area of 2.10 km2.
Kraftwerk Letten
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.38711° or 47° 23′ 14″ northLongitude
8.53283° or 8° 31′ 58″ eastInception
1892Levels
1Operator
ewz - Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt ZürichOpen location code
8FVC9GPM+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 27600083OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q41650920
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In Other Languages
From German to Tosk Albanian—“Kraftwerk Letten” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Letten”
- Russian: “Kraftwerk Letten”
- Russian: “Леттенская электростанция”
- Swiss German: “Kraftwerk Letten”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kraftwerk Letten”
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Highlights include Park Platz and Heiliger Dimitrios.
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