Elektrownia Pilchowice, Hydroelectric power plant in Pilchowice, Poland.
The power plant features six Francis turbines and operates within a 62-meter-high dam structure spanning 280 meters across the Bóbr River.
Construction began in 1904, and Emperor Wilhelm II inaugurated the facility on November 16, 1912, following the devastating flood of 1897.
The power station demonstrates early 20th-century industrial engineering, combining power generation with flood prevention for the Bóbr Valley communities.
The reservoir maintains a flood reserve capacity of 26 million cubic meters and an energy capacity of 16 million cubic meters.
Workers constructed the 400-meter tunnel under Castle Mountain using only basic tools such as picks and shovels, without modern machinery.
GPS coordinates: 50.96420,15.64470
Latest update: March 5, 2025 00:26
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