Cologne District
Düren
Jülich

Jülich Solar Tower

Jülich Solar Tower is a 60-metre high experimental tower, Germany's sole plant using this type of solar power technology. In September 2008 the plant was put into operation on a trial basis.
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Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: construction
  • Also known as: “Solarturm Jülich”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jülich railway station and St. Martinus (Stetternich).

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km west of Jülich Solar Tower.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Jülich Solar Tower.

Factory
Photo: KlausMiniwolf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a factory, which is situated 1 km west of Jülich Solar Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jülich and Hambach.

Town
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is a town in the district of , in the federal state of , in western Germany. As a border region between the competing powers in the and areas, the town and the Duchy of played a historic role from the Middle Ages up to the 17th century.

Village
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Jülich Solar Tower.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Jülich Solar Tower.

Jülich Solar Tower

Latitude
50.91333° or 50° 54′ 48″ north
Longitude
6.3878° or 6° 23′ 16″ east
Inception
2008
Height
60 metres (197 feet)
Operator
German Aerospace Center
Open location code
9F28W97Q+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71461994
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q970633
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Satellite Map

Discover Jülich Solar Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Hebrew—“Jülich Solar Tower” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “تاوەری خۆری جوولیچ”
  • German: “Solarturmkraftwerk Jülich”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל השמש ייליך”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Solarthermisches Versuchskraftwerk Jülich and In Motion Fitness and More.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jülich Solar Tower”. Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.