Vockerode
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.
Vockerode | |
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Ortsteil of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vockerode 
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  Vockerode  Vockerode | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′43″N 12°21′5″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Oranienbaum-Wörlitz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,581 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 06786 |
| Dialling codes | 034905 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
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