Jugendstil-Wasserkraftwerk Heimbach

The Art Nouveau hydroelectric power plant is located in Heimbach and was put into operation in 1905.
The hydroelectric power station draws its water from the Urft dam via the Kermeterstollen, which merges into two pressure pipes 110 m above the power plant.

The power station is still in operation and can be visited by appointment.

In any case, this hydroelectric power plant is worth seeing. It is one of the few industrial buildings in Art Nouveau style. It is still in operation today and can be visited.

On a circular route around the dam in Heimbach you can see this Art Nouveau power plant

Nice power plant in the Art Nouveau style, but is not driven by the Rur, but about the Kermeterstollen about 70m further above and fed by the Urfttalsperre.

Tour around the Heimbacher dam with visit to the beer garden of Franz Pütz (open until the end of October) 👍👍

The Art Nouveau hydroelectric power plant is located in Heimbach and was put into operation in 1905.
The hydroelectric power station draws its water from the Urft dam via the Kermeterstollen, which merges into two pressure pipes 110 m above the power plant.

The power station is still in operation and can be visited by appointment.

Art Nouveau power plant of 1905 which is still in operation today and its water from a tunnel fed from the Urftsee relates.

The power plant is beautifully lit at night! The visit is well worth it in the evening in any case.

Interesting destination for friends of industrial culture with informative boards.

Every now and then, there are many concerts in the old power station

The concerts, which take place here annually, are worth a visit: The power plant has a special acoustics

Great building from the imperial period (1904/05). Would like to go in, but was not possible that day ... but you can look at it under certain circumstances. Simply a beautiful industrial monument.

Super nice old power plant located on a mountain slope. The architecture of the building is fascinating.

The power plant is located in an Art Nouveau building designed by the architect Georg Frentzen in 1905. (Wikipedia)

Nice, well-kept building. Interesting, if unusual, is the Art Nouveau construction

Beautiful landscape with great views! 👍

"... The Heimbach power plant is located in Heimbach in the North Eifel and was put into operation in 1905. The water 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, with 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, and one has been installed since then Output of 16,000 kilowatts to cover peak loads. Some of the old machines have remained in place, as the new power generators take up significantly less space. Would you like to experience hydropower up close and take a tour of the Heimbach hydropower plant? Groups and individuals can use the visitor service of the RWE can be agreed upon prior notification. Groups: from 15 - 40 people Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. (March - October) * Individual visitors: from 10 - 40 people Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday at 2 p.m. (March - October ) * * Holidays are excluded! ... "
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Wonderfully situated in the valley, a place with history

easy trails very pleasant to go

There is still the delicious pea soup as in the times of the monks

Nice historical building. Thanks to perfect maintenance, the technology still works today and supplies around 7,000 households with electricity.

Opposite is the stop of the small Rurbahn (a little train for tourists)

Very beautiful and soon made. In a beautiful environment