National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen

Rozhen Observatory, also known as the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory, located in the Smolyan Province, 90 kilometers south of the city of , .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: Astronomical Observatory in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory”, “Bulgarian National Rozhen Observatory”, “Natsionalna astronomicheska observatoriya - Rozhen”, and “Rozhen Observatory”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Momchilovtsi and Chepelare.

Village
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is a village and ski resort in the Central Rhodopes, about 15 km northeast of . It has an ethnographic museum, an art gallery and a number of churches and chapels, the most famous of which is the SS. is situated 5 km southeast of National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen.

Town
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is the principal town in Municipality, part of in Southern . It is situated in the central part of the Rhodopes, on the banks of River. is situated 6 km northwest of National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen.

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is a ski and mountain resort in the Western in southern , not far from . Established in the 1930s, it's one of the most famous ski resorts in the country and hosts international winter sports competitions.

National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen

Latitude
41.69531° or 41° 41′ 43″ north
Longitude
24.7401° or 24° 44′ 24″ east
Elevation
1,626 metres (5,335 feet)
Open location code
8GH6MPWR+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 263260226
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Geo­Names ID
12501396
Wiki­data ID
Q799313
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Observatori Kombëtar Astronomik Bullgar”
  • Albanian: “Rozhen Observatory”
  • Armenian: “Ռոժենի աստղադիտարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Rozhen Rəsədxanası”
  • Belarusian: “Абсерваторыя Ражэн”
  • Bulgarian: “НАО-Рожен”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална астрономическа обсерватория - Рожен”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална Астрономическа Обсерватория Рожен”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална астрономическа обсерватория”
  • Bulgarian: “Националната астрономическа обсерватория - Рожен”
  • Bulgarian: “Рожен”
  • Bulgarian: “Роженска обсерватория”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Rozhen”
  • Catalan: “Observatori Nacional de Rozhen”
  • Chinese: “保加利亚国家天文台”
  • Chinese: “保加利亞國家天文臺”
  • Croatian: “Zvjezdarnica Rožen”
  • Dutch: “Rozhen Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد روزين”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio Roĵen”
  • French: “observatoire Rozhen”
  • French: “Observatoire Rozhen”
  • Georgian: “როჟენის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Bulgarische Nationale Astronomische Observatorium”
  • German: “Nacionalnata astronomitscheska obserwatorija - Roschen”
  • German: “Nationales Astronomisches Observatorium - Roschen”
  • German: “Nazionalna astronomitscheska obserwatorija - Roschen”
  • German: “Nazionalna astronomitscheska obserwatorija – Roschen”
  • German: “Nazionalnata astronomitscheska obserwatorija - Roschen”
  • German: “Roschen Observatorium”
  • German: “Rožen Observatorium”
  • German: “Rožen-Observatorium”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים הבולגרי הלאומי”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico nazionale - Rožen”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico nazionale Rozen”
  • Italian: “osservatorio astronomico nazionale Rožen”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico nazionale Rožen”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Nazionale Bulgaro”
  • Japanese: “ロジェン天文台”
  • Latvian: “Roženas observatorija”
  • Macedonian: “опсерваторија Рожен”
  • Macedonian: “Роженска опсерваторија”
  • Maltese: “Osservatorju Astronomiku Nazzjonali tal-Bulgarija”
  • Maltese: “Osservatorju ta‘ Rozhen”
  • Maltese: “Osservatorju ta’ Rozhen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rozhenobservatoriet”
  • Norwegian: “Rozhenobservatoriet”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Rożen”
  • Russian: “Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory”
  • Russian: “Болгарская национальная астрономическая обсерватория Рожен”
  • Serbian: “Опсерваторија Рожен”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astronomico Nacional de Rozhen”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Rozhen”
  • Swedish: “Bulgarian National Observatory”
  • Swedish: “Rozjen-observatoriet”
  • Turkish: “Rojen Gözlemevi”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Astronomi Gözlemevi - Rozhen”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна астрономічна обсерваторія Рожен”
  • Urdu: “روزن رصدگاہ”

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