Beznau Nuclear Power Plant
The Beznau nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant of the Swiss energy utility Axpo, located in the municipality Döttingen, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, on an artificial island in the Aare river. The plant has been operating since September 1969.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant in Aargau, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Umspannwerk Beznau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beznau and Böttstein Castle.
Beznau
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beznau is an islet, which is situated 200 metres south of Beznau Nuclear Power Plant.
Böttstein Castle
Castle
Böttstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Böttstein in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Böttstein Castle is situated 450 metres west of Beznau Nuclear Power Plant.
Castle chapel
Church
Photo: Cpedrazzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle chapel is a church, which is situated 500 metres west of Beznau Nuclear Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Böttstein and Döttingen.
Böttstein
Village
Photo: MichaelFrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Böttstein is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Döttingen
Village
Photo: MichaelFrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Döttingen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Döttingen is situated 3 km northeast of Beznau Nuclear Power Plant.
Leuggern
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leuggern is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Leuggern is situated 3 km north of Beznau Nuclear Power Plant.
Beznau Nuclear Power Plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Döttingen, Zurzach District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Beznau Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Beznau核電站”
- Chinese: “贝兹瑙核电站”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Beznau”
- Dutch: “Kerncentrale Beznau”
- Finnish: “Beznaun ydinvoimalaitos”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Beznau”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Beznau”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Beznau”
- German: “AKW Beznau”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Beznau”
- German: “KKW Beznau”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Beznau”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Beznau”
- Japanese: “ベツナウ”
- Japanese: “ベツナウ原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beznau kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Beznau kjernekraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه اتمی بزنو”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هسته ای بزناو”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هسته ای بزنو”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای بزناو”
- Polish: “AKW Beznau”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Beznau”
- Polish: “Kernkraftwerk Beznau”
- Polish: “KKW Beznau”
- Russian: “АЭС Бецнау”
- Swiss German: “Kernkraftwerk Beznau”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kernkraftwerk Beznau”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Бецнау”
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