Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station

Hojum Power Station is the second hydroelectric power station in Trollhättan, the first one being the older Olidan Power Station. While the first two turbines were taken into service in 1938, a third one was built and started in 1992.

Photo: Tubaist, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trollhättan Falls and Trollhättan Church.

Trollhättan Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Tubaist, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Trollhättan Falls is a waterfall in the Göta river in Sweden. The falls starts at Malgö Bridge in central Trollhättan, and has a total height of 32 metres, making up a large part of the 44 metre total fall of the river from Vänern to Kattegat.

Trollhättan Church

Church

Photo: Lars Mongs, Arxfoto, CC BY 4.0.

Trollhättan Church is situated 160 metres south of Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station.

S:t Petri katolska kyrk

Church

Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

S:t Petri katolska kyrk is a church, which is situated 540 metres northeast of Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velanda and Onsjö.

Velanda

Village

Velanda is a locality situated in Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 581 inhabitants in 2010. Velanda is situated 6 km south of Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station.

Onsjö

Neighborhood

Photo: Julle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Onsjö is a suburban district in Vänersborg, Sweden. Onsjö is a comparatively new part of the city, and grew quickly during the 1980s. During the latter half of the 2000s more homes were built in the area. Onsjö is situated 9 km north of Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station.

Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station

Type: Industrial building
Description: building in Trollhättan Municipality, Älvsborg County, Sweden
Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
Location: Trollhättan socken, Trollhättan, Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.28035° or 58° 16′ 49″ north

Longitude

12.27864° or 12° 16′ 43″ east

Operator

Vattenfall AB

Open location code

9FCJ77JH+4F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 88144235

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q3565673

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Central Hidroeléutrica Hojum”
Czech: “Håjum”
Dutch: “Waterkrachtcentrale Hojum”
German: “Wasserkraftwerk Hojum”
Swedish: “Hojums kraftverk”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Hojum”

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