Ruetzkraftwerk

The Ruetzkraftwerk generates electricity through a run-of-river system, utilizing water from the Ruetz River with a head height of 175 meters near Stephans Bridge.

Built between 1909 and 1912, this power station supplied electric power for the Mittenwaldbahn railway operations until 1983, when it switched to public electricity production.

The power station features protected architectural elements, including the original machine house and director's villa, representing early 20th-century industrial construction methods.

The facility operates at an elevation of 707 meters and remains accessible through hiking trails, located 8 kilometers south of Innsbruck and 2 kilometers north of Schönberg.

One of the original 1912 machinery sets has been preserved and transferred to the Technical Museum of Vienna for public display.

Location: Schönberg im Stubaital

Elevation above the sea: 707 m

Shares border with: Obere Sill power station

Address: Ruetzwerkstraße 8 6141

Website: http://www2.ikb.at/geschaeftsbereich/strom/stromerzeugung/kraftwerke/kw_ruetz

GPS coordinates: 47.20030,11.39170

Latest update: March 4, 2025 04:10