Christoph Clavius

Christoph Clavius is a memorial in Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria. Christoph Clavius is situated nearby to Naturkunde-Museum Bamberg, as well as near the library Universitätsbibliothek TB 1.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naturkunde-Museum Bamberg and Bamberg State Library.

Bamberg State Library

Library

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The Bamberg State Library is a combined universal, regional and research library with priority given to the humanities. Today it is housed in the New Residence, the former prince-bishop's new palace. The Free State of Bavaria is responsible for the library. Bamberg State Library is situated 450 metres southwest of Christoph Clavius.

Old town hall

Town hall

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Old town hall is situated 290 metres south of Christoph Clavius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wunderburg and Gaustadt.

Wunderburg

Quarter

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Wunderburg is a quarter.

Gaustadt

Suburb

Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gaustadt is a district of Bamberg, Upper Franconia in Germany. Gaustadt has a population of about 6,500. Until 1972 it was a small independent town, but in that year it became part of the City of Bamberg through a referendum.

Wildensorg

Village

Photo: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wildensorg is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Christoph Clavius.

Christoph Clavius

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “C. C. wurde zu Bamberg 1538 geboren. Trat in den Jesuitenorden zu Kom. 1555, lehrte als Professor der Mathematik. 20 Jahre wurde beruhmter Schriftsteller derselben. Astronom und Verfasser des Gregorianischen Kalenders. Starb zu Kom. 1612. am 6 Februar”
Category: historic site
Location: Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.89411° or 49° 53′ 39″ north

Longitude

10.88749° or 10° 53′ 15″ east

Inception

1859

Open location code

8FXGVVVP+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13517889496

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Universitätsbibliothek TB 1 and Uni Bamberg, Fleischstraße 2 (FL2).

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