Saxony-Anhalt
Harz
Thale

Rappbode Dam

The Rappbode Dam is the largest dam in the region as well as the highest dam in . Built between 1952 and 1959, it consists of a dam, waterworks, hydroelectric power station and reservoir.
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Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wendefurth Dam and Schieferberg.

Reservoir
Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The near in the Harz, Germany, is one of the dams downstream of the Rappbode Dam, that provides flood protection as well as impounding the River Bode to provide the lower reservoir for the .

Nature reserve
Photo: Molgreen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Power station
Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the near in the Harz mountains of central . is situated 1 km east of Rappbode Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neuwerk and Wendefurth.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in central Germany that, since 1 July 2009, has been part of the borough of district of Harz. Previously it belonged to the municipality of which was incorporated into Thale.

Suburb
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is a town in the , in , . It is in the eastern , approximately 17 km south of . Since 1 January 2010 it has been part of the town of . Its population is 1,941. is situated 6 km southwest of Rappbode Dam.

Rappbode Dam

Latitude
51.73997° or 51° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude
10.89314° or 10° 53′ 35″ east
Open location code
9F3GPVQV+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 310352248
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q314596
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Rappbode Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rappbodetalsperre”
  • Czech: “Rappbodestausee”
  • Czech: “Vodní nádrž Rappbode”
  • Dutch: “Rappbodetalsperre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد رابود”
  • German: “Rappbode-Talsperre”
  • German: “Rappbodetalsperre”
  • Italian: “diga di Rappbode”
  • Polish: “Zapora Rappbode”
  • Russian: “Плотина Раппбоде”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include HWN 9915 - Seilhängebrücke „Titan-RT“ and Aussichtspunkt Rappbode-Talsperre.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rundwanderweg zur Harzköhlerei and Trinkwasserkraftwerk Rappbodetalsperre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rappbode Dam”. Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.