Luleälven

Luleälven is a river in , . Luleälven is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station and Porjus kyrka.

Power station
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus power station is one of the oldest and largest power plants in , situated near . It was built 1910-1915 and has a power of 480 MW. Besides three-phase AC, the plant originally also generated single phase 15 Hz AC for railway traction and hence, two single-phase 80 kV power lines ran along the Iron Ore Line Malmbanan where it was transformed down to 16 kV in substations.

Church
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Chapel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porjus.

Village
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality situated in , , with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of at 499 meter height.

Luleälven

Latitude
66.9417° or 66° 56′ 30″ north
Longitude
19.7894° or 19° 47′ 22″ east
Open location code
9FRXWQRQ+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48572240
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
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Satellite Map

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