Oberzeiring

Oberzeiring
Oberzeiring
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Judenburg
Mayor	Johann Kreuzer (ÖVP)
Area	38.23 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	932 m  (3058 ft)
Population	852 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	22 /km² (58 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	JU
Postal code	8762
Area codes	0 35 71
Website	www.oberzeiring.at Coordinates: 47°15′00″N 14°29′00″E / 47.25°N 14.4833333°E / 47.25; 14.4833333

Oberzeiring is a municipality in the district of Judenburg in Styria, Austria.

Tauern Wind Park

The Tauern Wind Park near Oberzeiring was the highest wind farm in the world at 1900m elevation when it began operating in 2002.^[2] The Wind Park consists of 13 Vestas V66-1.75MW wind turbines,^[2][3] and provides guided tours.^[4]

Gallery

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  Map showing area of the Municipality Oberzeiring in the District Judenburg in Styria, Austria

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  Vestas V66-1.75MW wind turbines of the Tauern Wind Park near Oberzeiring

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  Tauern Wind Park

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  Cattle grazing before Tauern Wind Park

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  Pond for snow cannons near the Tauern Wind Park

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
2. ^ ^{a b} Winkelmeier, Hans; Geistlinger, Bernhard (11 2004). "Alpine Wind Harvest Report No. A/I-2/3.1./5, Work Package 03: Technological Aspects" (PDF). Friedburg. pp. 7–9. http://www.alpinespace.org/uploads/media/AWH_WP5_Technological_Aspects_37P_EN.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-23. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Tauernwindpark Oberzeiring: Europe's highest situated Wind Park". http://www.tauernwind.com/index_e.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
4. ^ "Tourist attraction - Adventure wind farm in the alps". http://www.tauernwind.com/touris_e/adventurepark_tstart_e.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-23.