Gabčíkovo Dam
Gabčíkovo Dam is a major dam and hydroelectric powerplant on the Danube located in southwest Slovakia near the Hungarian border and the town of Gabčíkovo, after which it has been named.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power station at Gabčíkovo Dam
- Also known as: “Gabčíkovo power station” and “Vodná elektráreň Gabčíkovo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ostrov orliaka morského and Church of St. Margaret of Antioch.
Ostrov orliaka morského
Protected area
Ostrov orliaka morského is a national nature reserve in the Slovak municipality of Baka in the Dunajská Streda District. The nature reserve covers an area of 22.77 ha of the Danube floodplain area. Ostrov orliaka morského is situated 3 km west of Gabčíkovo Dam.
Church of St. Margaret of Antioch
Church
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Church of St. Margaret of Antioch is situated 3 km northeast of Gabčíkovo Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baka and Gabčíkovo.
Baka
Village
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Baka is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. It has a football club, the FC BAKA. Baka is situated 3 km north of Gabčíkovo Dam.
Gabčíkovo
Town
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Gabčíkovo is a town and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District, in the Trnava Region of southwestern Slovakia. It has 5,232 inhabitants of whom approximately 80% are Hungarians. Gabčíkovo is situated 3½ km northeast of Gabčíkovo Dam.
Trstená na Ostrove
Village
Trstená na Ostrove is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. Trstená na Ostrove is situated 5 km northwest of Gabčíkovo Dam.
Gabčíkovo Dam
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, hydraulic structure, and industry
- Location: Gabčíkovo, Dunajská Streda District, Trnava Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.87978° or 47° 52′ 47″ northLongitude
17.53756° or 17° 32′ 15″ eastOperator
Slovenské elektrárneOpen location code
8FVVVGHQ+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 422045573Wikidata ID
Q16855011
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Gabčíkovo Dam” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Gabčíkovo”
- Czech: “VDG”
- Czech: “Vodní dílo Gabčíkovo”
- Esperanto: “Akva laboraĵo Gabčíkovo”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Gabčíkovo”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Gabčíkovo”
- German: “Kraftwerk Gabčíkovo”
- Hungarian: “Bősi vízerőmű”
- Japanese: “ガプチーコヴォ・ナジュマロシュダム”
- Slovak: “Gabčíkovo (vodné dielo)”
- Slovak: “Gabčíkovo”
- Slovak: “Vodné dielo Gabčíkovo”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Габчиково”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gabčíkovo Dam Facility and Malá vodná elektáreň Malé Gabčíkovo – S VII.
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