University of Tartu Old Observatory

University of Tartu Old Observatory or Tartu Old Observatory is an in , Estonia. was an active observatory from 1810 to 1964. The building now serves as a museum and belongs to the University of Tartu Museum.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former observatory of University of Tartu, Estonia, currently a museum
  • Also known as: “Old Observatory”, “Tartu Observatory”, and “Tartu Old Observatory”
  • Address: Uppsala 8, Tartu, 51003
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Town Hall and Tartu University Library.

Town hall
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Tartu is the seat of the city government of , . It is located on square, in the city centre. is situated 160 metres northeast of University of Tartu Old Observatory.

Library
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is an academic library in , , belonging to the University of Tartu. It is the largest academic library in the country. is situated 230 metres south of University of Tartu Old Observatory.

Fountain
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is situated 190 metres northeast of University of Tartu Old Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karlova and Külitse.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , . It has a population of 8,856 and an area of 2.30 km2.

Village
is a small borough in , , in southern . It is located about 6 km southwest of the city of by the Tartu–– railway and the European route E264. is situated 9 km southwest of University of Tartu Old Observatory.

Hamlet
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is a village in , in eastern . is situated 10 km southeast of University of Tartu Old Observatory.

University of Tartu Old Observatory

Latitude
58.37881° or 58° 22′ 44″ north
Longitude
26.72009° or 26° 43′ 12″ east
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Height
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9GC89PHC+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30234436
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11524683
Wiki­data ID
Q2346055
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“University of Tartu Old Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Обсерватория в Тарту”
  • Catalan: “Antic Observatori de la Universitat de Tartu”
  • Catalan: “Antic observatori de Tartu”
  • Danish: “Tartus gamle observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Oude sterrenwacht van Tartu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد جامعة تارتو القديم”
  • Estonian: “Tartu observa­toorium”
  • Estonian: “Tartu tähetorn”
  • Finnish: “Tarton vanha observatorio”
  • French: “Ancien observatoire de l’université de Tartu”
  • Galician: “Antigo observatorio da Universidade de Tartu”
  • German: “Jurjewskaja observatorija”
  • German: “Observatorium Tartu”
  • German: “Sternwarte Dorpat”
  • German: “Sternwarte Jurjew”
  • German: “Sternwarte Tartu”
  • German: “Tartuskaja observatorija”
  • Japanese: “タルトゥ大学旧天文台”
  • Japanese: “タルトゥ旧天文台”
  • Japanese: “ドルパト天文台”
  • Japanese: “古タルトゥ天文台”
  • Latvian: “Tartu Universitātes Vecā observatorija”
  • Macedonian: “Ѕвездарница во Тарту”
  • Macedonian: “Стара опсерваторија”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه قدیمی دانشگاه تارتو”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Тартуского университета”
  • Slovenian: “Stari observatorij Univerze v Tartuju”
  • Slovenian: “Tartujski observatorij”
  • Swedish: “Tartus gamla observatorium”

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