Kraftwerk Vernayaz

Kraftwerk Vernayaz is an industrial building in Vernayaz, Saint-Maurice District, Valais. Kraftwerk Vernayaz is situated near Vernayaz power station, as well as near the climbing site Vernayaz boulder.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Vernayaz MC railway station and Vernayaz railway station.

Vernayaz MC railway station

Railway station

Photo: trams aux fils., CC BY 2.0.

Vernayaz MC railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vernayaz, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Martigny–Châtelard line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. Vernayaz MC railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Kraftwerk Vernayaz.

Vernayaz railway station

Railway stop

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Vernayaz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vernayaz, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Vernayaz railway station is situated 580 metres northeast of Kraftwerk Vernayaz.

Pissevache

Waterfall

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pissevache is a waterfall, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kraftwerk Vernayaz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorénaz and Salvan.

Dorénaz

Village

Dorénaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Salvan

Village

Photo: copetan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salvan is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland.

Les Marécottes

Village

Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Les Marécottes is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, in the Trient Valley, near Martigny, at a height of 1,110 metres. Les Marécottes is situated 3 km southwest of Kraftwerk Vernayaz.

Kraftwerk Vernayaz

Type: Industrial building
Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
Location: Vernayaz, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.13397° or 46° 8′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.03474° or 7° 2′ 5″ east

Established

2013

Operator

Société de turbinage des eaux de Salvan et Vernayaz

Open location code

8FR942MM+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 684651124

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q63226333

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In Other Languages

“Kraftwerk Vernayaz” goes by many names.

German: “Kraftwerk Vernayaz”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Vernayaz power station and Vernayaz boulder.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Usine électrique CFF de Vernayaz. and Spes Unica.

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