Sonneberg Observatory

Sonneberg Observatory is an astronomical located at 638 m altitude on Erbisbühl in the Neufang district of , Germany. The observatory was founded in 1925 on the initiative of Cuno Hoffmeister by the town of Sonneberg with the support of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: observatory
  • Also known as: “4pi Systeme - Gesellschaft für Astronomie und Informationstechnologie mbH”, “Зонненбергская обсерватория”, and “ゾネベルク天文台”
  • Address: Sternwartestraße 32

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Deutsches Spielzeugmuseum in Sonneberg and Burg Sonneberg.

Museum
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is situated 2 km southwest of Sonneberg Observatory.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Sonneberg Observatory.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Sonneberg Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neufang and Hüttengrund.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , in , Germany.

Sonneberg Observatory

Latitude
50.37723° or 50° 22′ 38″ north
Longitude
11.19002° or 11° 11′ 24″ east
Elevation
613 metres (2,011 feet)
Open location code
9F2H95GR+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34764136
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13527366
Wiki­data ID
Q63520
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Sonneberg Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sonnebergeko behatokia”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Sonneberg”
  • Dutch: “Sonneberg Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سونبيرج”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio astronomia de Sonneberg”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio Sonneberg”
  • French: “observatoire de Sonneberg”
  • French: “Observatoire de Sonneberg”
  • German: “Sternwarte Sonneberg”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Sonneberg”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Sonneberg”
  • Japanese: “ゾンネベルク天文台”
  • Russian: “Зоннебергская обсерватория”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Sonneberg”
  • Ukrainian: “Зоннеберзька обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “سونبرگ رصدگاہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Berlagrund and Rehbockshieb.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fleischerei Keller and Neufang, Bergbrunnen.

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