Dampfzentrale
The Dampfzentrale is a cultural centre and former fossil fuel power plant in Bern, Switzerland. The power plant was built between 1901 and 1904 by architect Eduard Joos at Marzilistrasse 47.Photo: Raphael Frey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@dampfzentrale.ch
- Type: Arts center
- Description: (former) coal power plant
- Also known as: “Dampfzentrale Bern”
- Address: Marzilistrasse 47, Bern
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swiss National Library and Kinemathek Bern.
Swiss National Library
Public building
Photo: Sandstein, Public domain.
The Swiss National Library is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office of Culture, it is charged with collecting, cataloging and conserving information in all fields, disciplines, and media connected with Switzerland, as well as ensuring the widest possible accessibility and dissemination of such data. Swiss National Library is situated 430 metres east of Dampfzentrale.
Kinemathek Bern
Museum
Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lichtspiel / Kinemathek Bern is a film archive in Bern, Switzerland. In summer 2000, cinema technician Walter A. Ritschard took care of the Lichtspiel, an old cinematographic collection, and from this a regional film archive was developed. Kinemathek Bern is situated 160 metres west of Dampfzentrale.
Federal Palace of Switzerland
Government building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marzili and Loeb-Egge.
Old City
Quarter
Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.
The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.
Dampfzentrale
- Categories: coal-fired power station, cultural center, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.94073° or 46° 56′ 27″ northLongitude
7.4442° or 7° 26′ 39″ eastOperator
Verein DampfzentraleOpen location code
8FR9WCRV+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 37812770OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1158892
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Dampfzentrale” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dampfzentrale”
- French: “Dampfzentrale”
- German: “Dampfzentrale (Jugendzentrum)”
- German: “Dampfzentrale Bern”
- German: “Ehemalige Dampfzentrale (1903) mit Anbau (1924)”
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