Wendefurth Power Station
Wendefurth Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the Wendefurth Dam near Wendefurth in the Harz mountains of central Germany.Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wendefurth Dam and Schieferberg.
Wendefurth Dam
Reservoir
Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wendefurth Dam near Wendefurth in the Harz, Germany, is one of the dams downstream of the Rappbode Dam, that provides flood protection as well as impounding the River Bode to provide the lower reservoir for the Wendefurth Power Station.
Rappbode Dam
Dam
Photo: MarianSz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rappbode Dam is the largest dam in the Harz region as well as the highest dam in Germany. Built between 1952 and 1959, it consists of a dam, waterworks, hydroelectric power station and reservoir. Rappbode Dam is situated 1 km west of Wendefurth Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wendefurth and Neuwerk.
Wendefurth
Hamlet
Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wendefurth is a hamlet in central Germany that, since 1 July 2009, has been part of the borough of Thale district of Harz. Previously it belonged to the municipality of Altenbrak which was incorporated into Thale.
Neuwerk
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neuwerk is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Wendefurth Power Station.
Hasselfelde
Suburb
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Hasselfelde is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is in the eastern Harz, approximately 17 km south of Wernigerode. Since 1 January 2010 it has been part of the town of Oberharz am Brocken. Its population is 1,941. Hasselfelde is situated 6 km southwest of Wendefurth Power Station.
Wendefurth Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: architectural structure
- Categories: pumped-storage power station, industry, and building
- Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.73912° or 51° 44′ 21″ northLongitude
10.9073° or 10° 54′ 26″ eastOperator
VattenfallOpen location code
9F3GPWQ4+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 51890970OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q765399
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Wendefurth Power Station” goes by many names.
- German: “Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth”
- Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Вендефурт”
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