Höngg Power Station
Höngg Power Station is an industrial building in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland which is located on Winzerhalde. Höngg Power Station is situated nearby to Pontoniersportverein Zürich, as well as near the canal Limmat.Photo: Abderitestatos, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: river power plant in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Am Giessen Power Station” and “Kraftwerk Am Giessen”
- Address: Winzerhalde 75, Zürich, 8049
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Werdinsel and Zurich Altstetten railway station.
Werdinsel
Islet
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Werdinsel, also known as Limmatauen Werdhölzli, is an island and a protected area in the Limmat river in Switzerland.
Zurich Altstetten railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zurich Altstetten railway station is a railway station in the Altstetten quarter of the Swiss city of Zurich. The station is located on the Zürich to Olten main line and is the junction for the Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line. Zurich Altstetten railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Höngg Power Station.
Alte Kirche Höngg
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alte Kirche Höngg is a Reformed church in the district 10 of Zürich. Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich. Alte Kirche Höngg is situated 770 metres east of Höngg Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Höngg and Altstetten.
Höngg
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Höngg is a quarter in district 10 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934. As of 2024, the quarter has a population of 24,810, distributed across an area of 6.98 km2.
Altstetten
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altstetten is a quarter in district 9 of the city of Zurich in Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality in its own right, but was incorporated into Zurich in 1934.
Oberengstringen
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley.
Höngg Power Station
- Categories: architectural structure, run-of-river hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.40155° or 47° 24′ 6″ northLongitude
8.48661° or 8° 29′ 12″ eastInception
1893Levels
2Operator
ewzOpen location code
8FVCCF2P+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 28913726OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q29933602
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swiss German—“Höngg Power Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Centrale électrique am Giessen”
- French: “centrale électrique Höngg”
- French: “Centrale électrique Höngg”
- German: “Kraftwerk am Giessen”
- German: “Kraftwerk Höngg”
- Swiss German: “Chraftwerk am Giesse”
- Swiss German: “Chraftwerk Höngg”
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Highlights include Kraftwerk Höngg and Pontoniersportverein Zürich.
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