Powered land · North Rhine-Westphalia
62 ha site at Gemarkung Hamborn, Flur 243, Flurstück 44
A candidate site of 62.4 ha in North Rhine-Westphalia, made up of 1 cadastral parcel, mostly industrial and commercial land. It lies 0.08 km from the 220 kV substation Umspannwerk Schwelgern. The nearest transmission substation, Station Beeck (220 kV), is 1.8 km away.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 62.4 ha (the official areas of its parcels added up) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Cadastral parcels | 1 (largest: Gemarkung Hamborn, Flur 243, Flurstück 44) | ALKIS Nordrhein-Westfalen (open cadastre) · dl-de/zero-2-0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Land use | Industrial and commercial land (Industrie- und Gewerbefläche) (100% of the area, as the cadastre records it) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Not designated | binding land-use plan (Bebauungsplan) and designated wind energy area (checked against the published areas) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | North Rhine-Westphalia | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4946, 6.7397 (a point on the largest parcel) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Umspannwerk Schwelgern (0.08 km, site edge to substation fence) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 220 kV | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest transmission substation | Station Beeck (1.8 km from the nearest parcel, 220 kV) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low (under 10%) (score 0.6 of 5, withdrawals 7.5% of renewable supply) | WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
How it compares
#29 of 632 sites in North Rhine-Westphalia and #300 of 4,863 in Germany by site score. Larger than 49% of the sites in North Rhine-Westphalia. Closer to its substation than 95% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 62.4 ha | 20.1 | 35 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.08 km | 33.6 | 35 |
| Substation voltage | 220 kV | 20 | 30 |
| Site score | 74 | 100 |
How the site score works in Germany · Search sites in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Sites in North Rhine-Westphalia650
- Sites in Germany5,000
- Umspannwerk Schwelgernsubstation
Data on this page
- ALKIS Nordrhein-Westfalen (open cadastre). ALKIS Nordrhein-Westfalen (open cadastre), dl-de/zero-2-0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.
- Kuzma, S., M.F.P. Bierkens, S. Lakshman, T. Luo, L. Saccoccia, E. H. Sutanudjaja, and R. Van Beek. 2023. Aqueduct 4.0: Updated Decision-Relevant Global Water Risk Indicators. Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. doi.org/10.46830/writn.23.00061. WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0.