Miljacka Hydroelectric Power Plant is a

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on the river Krka, located in

Šibenik-Knin County Šibenik-Knin County (; ) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš a ...

, in central

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. The Miljacka Hydroelectric Power Plant, formerly called Manojlovac, is a relatively small high-pressure diversion power plant. It is one of the oldest in Croatia. It was built in 1906 on the Krka River, some 15 km downstream from the town of

Knin Knin () is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka (Croatia), Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split, Croatia, Split. ...

. The power plant capacity in the beginning was 17.7 MW, and it supplied the power to the

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factory in

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

. It is operated by

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The Krka River catchment Hydropower structures

Golubić Hydroelectric Power Plant Golubić Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Butižnica located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. The Golubić - Hydroelectric Power Plant is a small high-pressure diversion-type facility harnessi ...

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Roški Slap Hydroelectric Power Plant Roški Slap Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Krka, located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. The Roški Slap - Hydroelectric Power Plant is a very small power plant of only 1MW. It was built ...

Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant The Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant near Skradinski Buk waterfall on the Krka (Adriatic Sea), Krka River in central Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located within the Krka National Park. Built in 1895, the Krka–Šibenik ...

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* *http://www.gradimo.hr/2041.aspx {{Authority control Hydroelectric power stations in Croatia Buildings and structures in Šibenik-Knin County

The Krka River catchment Hydropower structures

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