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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren
Heimbach

Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station Heimbach

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Heimbach

Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station Heimbach

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Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station Heimbach

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    July 20, 2023

    Photo: @some.oner
    The Art Nouveau power plant is located in Heimbach in the North Eifel and was put into operation in 1905. The hydroelectric power plant draws its water from the Urfttalsperre via the Kermeter tunnel, which merges into two pressure pipes 110 m above the power plant.


    The power plant is still in operation today. The original equipment, eight Francis turbines each driving its own 1,500-kilowatt generator, was in operation for almost 70 years. The turbines were decommissioned in 1975 and replaced by two new, more efficient machines. Since then, the system has had an installed capacity of 16,000 kilowatts to cover peak loads. Some of the old machines are still in place, as the new power generators take up significantly less space (rureifel-tourismus.de/a-jugendstil-wasserkraftwerk-heimbach).

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      July 19, 2025

      Great property… I really liked it… I can only recommend it… I will be back, that's for sure

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        Location: Heimbach, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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