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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

View of the Koepchenwerk Power Station

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

View of the Koepchenwerk Power Station

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View of the Koepchenwerk Power Station

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  • Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    March 23, 2021

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    The Koepchenwerk is one of the first two large pumped storage power plants to be built in Germany at the same time. It is located on the Hengsteysee in the city of Herdecke in North Rhine-Westphalia.

    The owner of the power plant, named after its planner Arthur Koepchen and commissioned in 1930, was the RWE Group until the end of 2016. Between 1985 and 1989, the modern power plant was built directly adjacent to the old plant on the lakeshore.

    This monument has been owned by the Foundation for the Preservation of Industrial Monuments and Historical Culture since January 2017
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    The Köppchenwerk on the Hengsteysee, located between Hagen and Herdecke, is a historically significant pumped storage power plant that was designed and built by Arthur Koepchen between 1927 and 1930. …
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    Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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