Paul-Scherrer-Institut West
Paul-Scherrer-Institut West is a research institute in Villigen, Brugg District, Canton of Aargau which is located on Forschungsstrasse. Paul-Scherrer-Institut West is situated nearby to Zwilag, as well as near the village Villigen.- Type: Research institute
- Also known as: “Paul Scherrer Institut” and “Paul Scherrer Institute”
- Address: Forschungsstrasse 111
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halseisen fountain and Besserstein ruins.
Halseisen fountain
Fountain
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halseisen fountain is situated 1¼ km southwest of Paul-Scherrer-Institut West.
Besserstein ruins
Archaeological site
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Besserstein ruins is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Paul-Scherrer-Institut West.
Zwilag
Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zwilag is an interim storage facility for all categories of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants in Switzerland. It is located next to the Paul Scherrer Institute site in Würenlingen. Zwilag is situated 1 km northeast of Paul-Scherrer-Institut West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villigen and Böttstein.
Villigen
Village
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.
Stilli
Village
Photo: LuFiLa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stilli is a former municipality of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. On 1 January 2006, it merged with its neighbouring municipality, Villigen.
Paul-Scherrer-Institut West
- Categories: industry and education
- Location: Villigen, Brugg District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.53579° or 47° 32′ 9″ northLongitude
8.22186° or 8° 13′ 19″ eastElevation
347 metres (1,138 feet)Open location code
8FVCG6PC+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 28028409OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_instituteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
11730970
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Paul-Scherrer-Institut West” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معهد بول شيرير”
- French: “Institut Paul Scherrer”
- German: “Paul-Scherrer-Institut West”
- Italian: “Istituto Paul Scherrer”
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