Mannheim Observatory
The Mannheim Observatory was a tower observatory built between 1772 and 1774 in Mannheim, Germany, which remained in operation until 1880. The observatory was transferred to Karlsruhe and finally in 1898, was established on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg where today's successor institution the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl is located.- Observatory
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (330 feet)
- …is also known as “Mannheim Old Observatory”
- Description: former observatory in Mannheim, Germany
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Jesuit Church and Reiss Engelhorn Museum.
Reiss Engelhorn Museum
The Reiss Engelhorn Museum, is a museum in Mannheim, Germany.
320 metres northeast of Mannheim Observatory
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hemshof and Ludwigshafen.
Hemshof
Suburb
Hemshof is one of the oldest city districts of Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Germany.
Mundenheim
Mundenheim is a suburb.
3½ km southwest of Mannheim Observatory
Mannheim Observatory
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Latitude
49.48646° or 49° 29′ 11″ north
Longitude
8.45969° or 8° 27′ 35″ east
Open location code
8FXCFFP5+HV
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Mannheim Observatory” goes by many names.
Mannheim ObservatoryDutch
مرصد مانهايمEgyptian Arabic
Osservatorio di MannheimItalian
マンハイム天文台Japanese
만하임 천문대Korean
Observatorul Astronomic din MannheimRomanian
مانہائیم رصدگاہUrdu
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