Altbach substation

Altbach substation is an electrical substation in Altbach, Landkreis Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg. Altbach substation is situated near Altbach Power Station, as well as near the nature reserve Old Neckar.

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Type: Electrical substation
Description: transmission substation in Germany
Also known as: “Altbach 1 substation”, “Umspannanlage Altbach”, and “Umspannwerk Altbach 1”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Altbach Power Station and Old Neckar.

Altbach Power Station

Power station

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Altbach Power Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by EnBW at Altbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has an output capacity of 1,036 MWe, 783MW being coal fired divided amongst two 420-30MW units and 253MW of gas fired capacity divided amongst four units ranging from 53-85MW. Altbach Power Station is situated 110 metres southeast of Altbach substation.

Old Neckar

Nature reserve

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Old Neckar is a nature conservation area designated by decree of the Regional Council Stuttgart on the territory of the municipality Altbach and the town Esslingen in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg.

Körschburg

Ruins

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Körschburg is a ruins, which is situated 1 km southwest of Altbach substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zell and Deizisau.

Zell

Village

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Zell is a village.

Deizisau

Village

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Deizisau is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It belongs to the Stuttgart Region and the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region.

Denkendorf

Village

Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Denkendorf is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located 5 km south of Esslingen, and 14 km southeast of Stuttgart. Denkendorf is situated 4½ km southwest of Altbach substation.