Royal Observatory of Belgium

The Royal Observatory of Belgium has been situated in the municipality of since 1890. It is part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.
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  • Type: Research
  • Description: federal scientific institute
  • Also known as: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique - Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wolvendael Park and Église Saint-Marc.

Park
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is an urban public park of 14.5 ha in the municipality of in , Belgium. Its origins date back too the 18th century as the grounds surrounding a country house of the same name, built in the classical style. is situated 1 km west of Royal Observatory of Belgium.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 690 metres north of Royal Observatory of Belgium.

Railway stop
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or Sint-Job railway station is a railway station in the municipality of in , Belgium. The station, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium, is located on line 26, between and railway stations. is situated 570 metres south of Royal Observatory of Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Job - Sint-Job and Vivier d’Oie - Diesdelle.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Royal Observatory of Belgium

Latitude
50.79875° or 50° 47′ 56″ north
Longitude
4.35878° or 4° 21′ 32″ east
Open location code
9F26Q9X5+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9384530663
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q1421339
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Royal Observatory of Belgium” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المرصد الملكي”
  • Armenian: “Բելգիայի թագավորական աստղադիտարան”
  • Asturian: “Real Observatoriu de Bélxica”
  • Catalan: “Reial Observatori de Bèlgica”
  • Chinese: “比利时皇家天文台”
  • Chinese: “比利時皇家天文台”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van Belgie”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België”
  • Dutch: “KSB”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بلجيكا الملكى”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa observatorio de Belgio”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Observatorio de Belgio”
  • French: “Observatoire d’Uccle”
  • French: “Observatoire de Bruxelles”
  • French: “Observatoire royal de Belgique”
  • French: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique”
  • French: “ORB”
  • German: “Königlich belgische Sternwarte”
  • German: “Königliche Sternwarte von Belgien”
  • German: “Königliches Observatorium von Belgien”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Αστεροσκοπείο του Βελγίου”
  • Italian: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique”
  • Italian: “osservatorio reale del Belgio”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Reale del Belgio”
  • Japanese: “ブリュッセル王立天文台”
  • Japanese: “ベルギー王立天文台”
  • Latin: “Observatorium Regium Belgicum”
  • Latvian: “Beļģijas Karaliskā observatorija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België”
  • Luxembourgish: “Observatoire royal de Belgique”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det kongelige belgiske observatorium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Det kongelege observatoriet i Belgia”
  • Norwegian: “Det kongelige belgiske observatorium”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه سلطنتی بلژیک”
  • Polish: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Real da Bélgica”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Regal al Belgiei”
  • Russian: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique”
  • Russian: “Королевская обсерватория Бельгии”
  • Spanish: “Instituto real meteorologico de Belgica”
  • Spanish: “Instituto real meteorológico de Bélgica”
  • Spanish: “Observatoire Royal de Belgique”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio real de Belgica”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio real de Bélgica”
  • Spanish: “Real Observatorio de Belgica”
  • Spanish: “Real Observatorio de Bélgica”
  • Swedish: “Observatoire royal de Belgique”
  • Tatar: “Бельгия патша обсерваториясе”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівська обсерваторія Бельгії”
  • Urdu: “رائل رصدگاہ آف بیلجیئم”

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