The Kermeter tunnel was built at the beginning of the 20th century and directs the water from the Urftsee into the power station near Heimbach-Hasenfeld, where electricity is still generated from hydropower today. Here you can see the above-ground valve house, which dates back to 1905, but has since been replaced by a modern valve.

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Karl

May 3, 2019

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The south tower is the cleat closure of the Kermeterstollen. The Kermeterstollen begins at the Urfttalsperre. There was a pit (the so-called south shaft) dug down to the tunnel shortly …

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

November 19, 2017

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The Kermeter tunnel (also called Urft tunnel) was built in 1905 at the same time as the Urft dam and the Heimbach power station. It is an approximately 2.7 km …

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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