Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant
Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant is a power station in Tampere, Pirkanmaa which is located on Valssipadonraitti. Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant is situated nearby to the bridge Patosilta, as well as near The dam bridge.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: power station in Tampere, Finland
- Also known as: “Keskiputous Power Plant” and “Keskivoimalaitos”
- Address: Valssipadonraitti, Tampere, 33100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tammerkoski and Spy Museum.
Tammerkoski
River
Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is 18 metres and the water flows from Näsijärvi to Pyhäjärvi through the Tammerkoski rapids.
Spy Museum
Museum
Photo: Matti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Spy Museum is the world's first public museum of international espionage, located in Tampere, Finland. The museum was founded in 1998 by Teppo Turja. Spy Museum is situated 140 metres northwest of Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tammerkoski and Jussinkylä.
Jussinkylä
Suburb
Photo: Methem, Public domain.
Jussinkylä is a neighbourhood in the city center of Tampere, Finland. It is located east of Tammerkoski and borders Satakunnankatu in the south. To the east and northeast, the district is bounded by a railway and to the northwest by Lapintie.
Kyttälä
Suburb
Photo: Methem, Public domain.
Kyttälä is a district in Tampere, Finland. It was born in the late 1870s as a working-class neighborhood to the eastern outskirts of the town. As Tampere soon expanded, Kyttälä is now a part of the city center between the Tammerkoski river and the railway.
Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Tampere, Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.50039° or 61° 30′ 1″ northLongitude
23.76317° or 23° 45′ 47″ eastInception
1932Operator
Tampereen EnergiaOpen location code
9GH5GQ27+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 72651774OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q69644030
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to French—“Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Keskikosken vesivoimalaitos”
- Finnish: “Keskikosken voimalaitos”
- Finnish: “Keskiputouksen vesivoimalaitos”
- Finnish: “Keskiputouksen voimalaitos”
- French: “Centrale électrique de la chute centrale”
- French: “Keskiputouksen voimalaitos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Patosilta and Satakunnansilta.
Nearby Places
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