Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt

Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt is an observatory in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne. Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt is situated near Hubelmatt Observatory, as well as near the sports venue Kegelsporthalle Allmend.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hubelmatt Observatory and Thermoplan Arena.

Hubelmatt Observatory

Observatory

Hubelmatt Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Lucerne, Switzerland, billeted at the city's Hubelmatt West School. Built in 1979, it is operated by the Astronomical Society of Lucerne.

Thermoplan Arena, formerly known as Swissporarena, is a multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Luzern of the Swiss Super League. Thermoplan Arena is situated 450 metres south of Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt.

Kapellbrücke

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Kapellbrücke is situated 1½ km north of Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kriens and Horw.

Kriens

Town

Photo: Tilman-AB, Public domain.

Kriens is a town and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.

Horw

Town

Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horw is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Littau

Suburb

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne. Littau is situated 4 km northwest of Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt.

Alte Sternwarte Hubelmatt

Type: Observatory
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Lucerne, Lucerne District, Canton of Lucerne, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.03691° or 47° 2′ 13″ north

Longitude

8.30633° or 8° 18′ 23″ east

Open location code

8FVC28P4+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3918035896

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kegelsporthalle Allmend and Luzern Allmend/Messe railway station.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Schulhaus Hubelmatt and Pfadiheim Musegg.

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