Barrage du Seujet
Barrage du Seujet is a dam in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Barrage du Seujet is situated nearby to the theater building TU Théâtre de l’usine, as well as near the movie theater Le Spoutnik.Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bâtiment des Forces motrices and Le Spoutnik.
Bâtiment des Forces motrices
Theater building
Photo: Annirok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bâtiment des Forces motrices, French for "Power plant building", is the power house of a former hydro power plant and waterworks in Geneva called Usine des Forces Motrices, later Usine des Forces Motrices de la Coulouvrenière. Bâtiment des Forces motrices is situated 140 metres east of Barrage du Seujet.
Cimetière des Rois
Cemetery
Photo: 1904.CC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cimetière des Rois is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland. The cemetery is commonly named after la rue des Rois near which it is situated. The graveyard was established in 1482 for people who died from plague in the Middle Ages, during the second plague pandemic. Cimetière des Rois is situated 270 metres south of Barrage du Seujet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Acacias and Les Pâquis.
Les Acacias
Quarter
Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Acacias is a district shared between the cities of Geneva and Carouge in Switzerland, located on the left bank of the Arve.
Champel
Suburb
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Champel is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Champel is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center.
Barrage du Seujet
- Type: Dam
- Description: bridge in Switzerland
- Categories: footbridge, run-of-river hydroelectric power station, and gravity dam
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20445° or 46° 12′ 16″ northLongitude
6.13542° or 6° 8′ 8″ eastInception
1995Operator
SIGOpen location code
8FR8643P+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 490953044OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q808807
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Barrage du Seujet” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Barrage du Seujet”
- French: “barrage du Seujet”
- French: “Barrage du seujet”
- French: “Barrage du Seujet”
- French: “Barrage Du Seujet”
- French: “Passerelle du Seujet”
- German: “Barrage du Seujet”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Seujet”
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Highlights include L’Usine and TU Théâtre de l’usine.
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