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Historic Hydroelectric Power Plant Zwettl

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Historic Hydroelectric Power Plant Zwettl

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    1. Weißenbach Gorge – Hotel Schwarz Alm Zwettl loop from Zwettl

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    October 3, 2022

    08/02/2018 - On March 25, 1897, groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the power plant. Ultimately, however, the technical equipment of the E-Werk was designed fundamentally differently than originally planned. For example, the plan to generate direct current had been abandoned. Now a Girard turbine operated a three-phase generator. This made Zwettl the first place in the entire monarchy to use this new technology (three-phase alternating current) in a power plant.

    Source: zwettl.gv.at/6_Jaenner_1898_Eroeffnung_des_Zwettler_E-Werkes

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      June 23, 2021

      First three-phase AC power plant of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.

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        May 1, 2025

        Old and new – historical and contemporary meet here, right on the Kamp River. A glimpse into the history of the Waldviertel is possible if you let yourself be involved.

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          Location: Zwettl-Niederösterreich, Zwettl, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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