Kraftwerk Heimbach

Kraftwerk Heimbach is a hydro-electric power station in Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built in Jugendstil architecture, completed in 1905, then the largest hydro-electric power station in Europe.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: power plant in Germany
Also known as: “Heimbach power station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Staubecken Heimbach and Staubecken Heimbach.

Staubecken Heimbach

Nature reserve

Staubecken Heimbach

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Staubecken Heimbach is a nature reserve.

Staubecken Heimbach

Reservoir

Staubecken Heimbach

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Staubecken Heimbach is a reservoir.

Meuchelberg

Peak

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Meuchelberg is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hasenfeld and Eifel National Park.

Hasenfeld

Village

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Hasenfeld is a village.

Eifel National Park

Eifel National Park

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The Eifel National Park is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was founded in 2004, and is classified as a "national park in development".

Hausen

Village

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Hausen is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Kraftwerk Heimbach.

Kraftwerk Heimbach

Categories: reservoir power station, building, and tourism
Location: Heimbach, Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.62861° or 50° 37′ 43″ north

Longitude

6.45187° or 6° 27′ 7″ east

Operator

Open location code

9F28JFH2+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Kölsch—“Kraftwerk Heimbach” goes by many names.

German: “Kraftwerk Heimbach”
German: “Urftkraftwerk”
German: “Wasserkraftwerk Hasenfeld”
Kölsch: “Kraftwärk Heimbach”
Kölsch: “Kraftwerk Heimbach”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Erlebnisstation 8 Maschinist im Jugendstilkraftwerk Heimbach and Lars-Vogt-Brücke.

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