Niehl Power Plant

Niehl Power Plant is a power station in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia. Niehl Power Plant is situated nearby to the forest Cranachwäldchen, as well as near the sports venue DJK Löwe Köln e.V..

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Type: Power station
Description: combined heat and power plant
Also known as: “Heizkraftwerk Niehl”
Postal code: 50735

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cologne Zoological Garden and Mülheim Bridge.

Cologne Zoological Garden

Zoo

Cologne Zoological Garden

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The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. Being the third oldest zoo in Germany, it features over 10,000 animals of more than 850 species on more than 20 hectares. Cologne Zoological Garden is situated 1½ km southwest of Niehl Power Plant.

Mülheim Bridge

Bridge

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The Mülheim Bridge in Cologne is a suspension bridge on the river Rhine in western Germany. It has a main span of 315 metres. The bridge was originally completed in 1929. Mülheim Bridge is situated 1¼ km southeast of Niehl Power Plant.

St Anne’s Church

Church

St Anne’s Church

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St Anne’s Church is situated 1 km south of Niehl Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clouth quarter and Fort XI.

Clouth quarter

Neighborhood

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Clouth quarter is a neighborhood.

Fort XI

Locality

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Fort XI is a locality, which is situated 2½ km east of Niehl Power Plant.

Mauenheim

Suburb

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Mauenheim is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Niehl Power Plant.

Niehl Power Plant

Categories: combined heat and power station and industry
Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.97473° or 50° 58′ 29″ north

Longitude

6.98759° or 6° 59′ 15″ east

Operator

RheinEnergie AG

Open location code

9F28XXFQ+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Niehl Power Plant” goes by many names.

French: “centrale thermique de Niehl”
French: “Centrale thermique de Niehl”
German: “Heizkraftwerk Köln-Niehl”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Köln-Niehl kraftverk”
Norwegian: “Köln-Niehl kraftverk”
Ukrainian: “ТЕС Ніхль”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cranachwäldchen and DJK Löwe Köln e.V..

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