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Gotha

Gotha Observatory

Gotha Observatory was a German astronomical observatory located on Seeberg hill near Gotha, , . Initially the observatory was dedicated to astrometry, geodetic and meteorological observation and tracking the time.
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Photo: Manfred Strumpf, Public domain.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: demolsihed observatory in Gotha, Germany
  • Also known as: “Alte Sternwarte”, “Seeberg Observatory”, and “Seeberg Observatory (1787-1934)”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tierpark Gotha and Gotha station.

Zoo
Photo: Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a zoo, which is situated 590 metres west of Gotha Observatory.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is the main station of Gotha in the German state of . It is served by InterCity trains and every two hours by Intercity-Express trains on the Thuringian Railway. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Gotha Observatory.

Public building
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a public building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Gotha Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Töpfleben and Siebleben.

Neighborhood
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Gotha Observatory.

Gotha Observatory

Latitude
50.93372° or 50° 56′ 1″ north
Longitude
10.72822° or 10° 43′ 42″ east
Elevation
360 metres (1,181 feet)
Open location code
9F2GWPMH+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153524342
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11494732
Wiki­data ID
Q315157
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Gotha Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Gotha”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Seeberg-Sternwarte”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Seeberg”
  • Chinese: “哥达天文台”
  • French: “observatoire de Seeberg”
  • French: “Observatoire de Seeberg”
  • German: “Seeberg-Sternwarte” (historical)
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Seeberg”
  • Japanese: “ゴータ天文台”
  • Japanese: “ゼーベルク天文台”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Gota”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Gotha”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Gotha”
  • Russian: “Готская обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Зеебергская обсерватория”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Seeberg”
  • “Seeberg-Sternwarte”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gotha Observatory”. Photo: Manfred Strumpf, Public domain.