Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen

Name: Paul Scherrer Institut
Address: Villigen, Switzerland

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The Paul Scherrer Institute is a multi-disciplinary research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland. It is located in the Canton of Aargau in the municipalities Villigen and Würenlingen on either side of the River Aare, and covers an area over 35 hectares in size. Like ETH Zurich and EPFL, PSI belongs to the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain of the Swiss Confederation. The PSI employs around 2,100 people. It conducts basic and applied research in the fields of matter and materials, human health, and energy and the environment. About 37% of PSI’s research activities focus on material sciences, 24% on life sciences, 19% on general energy, 11% on nuclear energy and safety, and 9% on particle physics. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°32'9"N, 8°13'20"E

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Paul Scherrer Institut – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Habsburg, Schloss Klingnau, Klingnauer Stausee, Königsfelden Monastery.

5.4 miS
Part-ruined medieval castle with museum
Schloss Habsburg, Habsburg
138 min walk • Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Klingnau
86 min walk • Klingnau Castle is a castle in the municipality of Klingnau in the Swiss canton of Aargau.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Klingnauer Stausee
89 min walk • The Klingnauer Stausee is a reservoir near Böttstein, canton of Aargau, Switzerland, at 47°35′N 8°14′E. The reservoir with a surface of 1.16 km² was formed at the construction of a power plant on the Aare river in the 1930s.
3.8 miS
Landmark monastery with stained glass
Königsfelden Monastery, Brugg
98 min walk • Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs.
5.2 miN
Museum
Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full
134 min walk • The Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full is the Swiss military museum, located in Full-Reuenthal, canton Aargau.
5.3 miN
Museum
Fort Reuenthal
135 min walk • Fort Reuenthal is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located in the Aargau canton near the Swiss border with Germany. Built between 1937 and 1939, the fort overlooks the Rhine where it bends around the town of Full-Reuenthal, and was intended to prevent a crossing of the Rhine at the hydroelectric plant at Dogern.
3.9 miS
Forts and castles
Altenburg Castle, Brugg
101 min walk • Altenburg Castle is a castle in the village of Altenburg bei Brugg in the municipality of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
4.3 miN
Bridge
Aare
111 min walk • The Koblenz Aare railway bridge, also known as the Koblenz–Felsenau railway bridge or the Aarebrücke Koblenz, is a single-track railway bridge which carries the Koblenz to Stein-Säckingen line across the River Aare in Switzerland.
4 miE
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Endingen
104 min walk • Jüdischer Friedhof Endingen is the oldest and largest Jewish cemetery in Switzerland, situated in the Surb Valley in the Canton of Aargau. The cemetery is listed in Swiss inventory of cultural property of national significance.
1.7 miS
Forts and castles
Ruine Freudenau
44 min walk • Freudenau Castle is a ruined fort in the municipality of Untersiggenthal of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Iberg Castle
69 min walk • Iberg Castle is a ruined castle located on Iberg mountain in the municipality of Riniken in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Only a few remnants of the ruins are visible.