Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station
The Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station or Nizhny Novgorod GES is a hydroelectric station on the Volga river. Located near Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, it belongs to the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zavolzh’ye and Pervomayskiy.
Zavolzh’ye
Town
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Zavolzhye is a town in Gorodetsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite Gorodets, the administrative centre of the district, and 56 kilometers northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast.
Pervomayskiy
Village
Pervomaysky is an urban locality in Gorodetsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 1,470 ; 1,105 ; 1,136 . Pervomayskiy is situated 4 km south of Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station.
Gorodets
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Gorodets is a town and the administrative center of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 53 kilometers northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast.
Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Russia
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Volga Region, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
56.64968° or 56° 38′ 59″ northLongitude
43.37823° or 43° 22′ 42″ eastInception
1948Operator
РусГидроOpen location code
9H85J9XH+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 93042014OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q1964615
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Nižněnovgorodská vodní elektrárna”
- Dutch: “Nizjegorodskaja GES”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة نيجنى نوفجورود الكهرومائيه”
- French: “barrage de Nijni Novgorod”
- French: “Barrage de Nijni Novgorod”
- Japanese: “ニジニノヴゴロド水力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nizhnij Novgorod vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nizjnij Novgorod vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Nizjnij Novgorod vannkraftverk”
- Russian: “Горьковская гидроэлектростанция”
- Russian: “Горьковская ГЭС”
- Russian: “Нижегородская гидроэлектростанция”
- Russian: “Нижегородская ГЭС”
- Slovenian: “Hidroelektrarna Nižni Novgorod”
- Slovenian: “Nižninovgorodska hidroelektrarna”
- Ukrainian: “Горьківська ГЕС”
- Ukrainian: “Нижегородська ГЕС”
- Ukrainian: “Нижегородська гідроелектростанція”
- Ukrainian: “Нижньогородська ГЕС”
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