National Observatory
National Observatory is an observatory in Opština Beograd-Stari Grad, Belgrade, Central Serbia. National Observatory is situated nearby to Dizdar’s Tower, as well as near the city gate Despot’s Gate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan.
Belgrade Fortress
Castle
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The Belgrade Fortress, consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade Fortress is situated 180 metres south of National Observatory.
Kalemegdan
Park
Photo: Laessig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kalemegdan Park, or simply Kalemegdan is the largest park and the most important historical monument in Belgrade. It is located on a 125-metre-high cliff, at the junction of the River Sava and the Danube. Kalemegdan is situated 190 metres south of National Observatory.
Zindan Gate
City gate
Zindan Gate is one of the gates in the complex of Belgrade Fortress, historical core of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was built at a time when fortifications were transitioning from cold weapons to artillery, and when first cannons were introduced in the defense.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorćol and Kosančićev venac.
Dorćol
Neighborhood
Photo: Lumen roma, CC BY 3.0.
Dorćol is an affluent urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Located along the right bank of the Danube, Dorćol is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade.
Kosančićev venac
Locality
Photo: Joksimus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kosančićev Venac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.
Stari Grad
Suburb
Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of Serbia. It stands at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, where the rolling Pannonian Plain fetches up against the rugged Balkan peninsula, and in 2022 had a population of 1.2 million, about a fifth of Serbia's total.
National Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Opština Beograd-Stari Grad, Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.82506° or 44° 49′ 30″ northLongitude
20.45076° or 20° 27′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8GP2RFG2+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 486231836OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
From German to Serbian—“National Observatory” goes by many names.
- German: “Nationales Observatorium”
- Serbian: “Narodna opservatorija”
- Serbian: “Народна опсерваторија”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dizdar’s Tower and Despot’s Gate.
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