Vockerode
Encyclopedia
Vockerode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg
, Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
. At Vockerode, there was a large coal fired power plant, the Vockerode Power Plant
. On the area of this power plant was the static inverter of world's first HVDC, the Elbe Project
.
Wittenberg (district)
Wittenberg is a district in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony.-...
, Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Oranienbaum-Wörlitz is a town in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former municipalities Oranienbaum, Wörlitz, Brandhorst, Gohrau, Griesen, Horstdorf, Kakau, Rehsen, Riesigk and Vockerode.- References :...
. At Vockerode, there was a large coal fired power plant, the Vockerode Power Plant
Vockerode Power Plant
thumb|1998thumb|2001Vockerode Power Plant was a lignite and later also gas fired power plant in Vockerode, east germany. It was built in 1937 and shut-down between 1994 and 1998.-History:...
. On the area of this power plant was the static inverter of world's first HVDC, the Elbe Project
Elbe Project
The Elbe Project was the name of the first commercial static high voltage direct current transmission system in the world, based on mercury arc valves....
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