Unterwerk Birr

Unterwerk Birr is an electrical substation in Birr, Brugg District, Canton of Aargau. Unterwerk Birr is situated near Brunegg Castle, as well as near the power station Ansaldo Testkraftwerk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Brunegg Castle and Birr railway station.

Brunegg Castle

Castle

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Brunegg castle is a castle in the municipality of Brunegg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The castle was built on a hill at the edge of the Jura mountains in the 13th century. Brunegg Castle is situated 550 metres southwest of Unterwerk Birr.

Birr railway station

Railway station

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Birr railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Birr, in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Brugg–Hendschiken line of Swiss Federal Railways. Birr railway station is situated 1 km north of Unterwerk Birr.

Chestenberg

Scenic viewpoint

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Chestenberg is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km west of Unterwerk Birr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brunegg and Mägenwil.

Brunegg

Village

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Brunegg is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Mägenwil

Village

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Mägenwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Lupfig

Village

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Lupfig is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Scherz merged into the municipality of Lupfig.

Unterwerk Birr

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Birr, Brugg District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.42651° or 47° 25′ 36″ north

Longitude

8.21852° or 8° 13′ 7″ east

Operator

Swissgrid; Axpo

Open location code

8FVCC6G9+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 165513396

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ansaldo Testkraftwerk and Reservoir Brunegg 1978.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Axpo, Werkhof Birr and Grundwasserpumpwerk Birr.

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