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Onshore wind · Germany

Vachdorf

Operator Windpark Vachdorf GmbH & Co. KG

Planned14 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Vachdorf is a 14 MW wind farm 9 km south-east of Meiningen, Vachdorf, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 11 other energy sites within 10 km, 5 of them wind farms. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany, and 351 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 24 comparable onshore wind incidents in Germany, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0346, Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany, 86 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-03462026Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany86 kmMajor
EIR-22362026Rotor blade falls from turbine at Waldhausen wind farm, Germany189 kmSignificant
EIR-24052026Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg201 kmMinor
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 21 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.

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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
14 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Windpark Vachdorf GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Vachdorf, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, 98617, Germany
First operating
2028
Turbines
2

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Vachdorf. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Vachdorf had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Vachdorf; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Vachdorf?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Vachdorf?
9 km south-east of Meiningen, Vachdorf, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany (postcode 98617).

Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).