European Astronaut Centre
The European Astronaut Centre is an establishment of the European Space Agency and home of the European Astronaut Corps. It is located in the southernmost part of Cologne, Germany, and shares the site with the German Aerospace Center DLR.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
- Type: Research
- Description: ESA field center in Köln, Germany
- Also known as: “EAC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Köln/Bonn Airport and Martin Luther Church.
Köln/Bonn Airport
Railway station
Photo: PeterBonn, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Cologne/Bonn Airport station is a station at Cologne Bonn Airport in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was built as part of the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line and opened in June 2004 on the approximately 15-kilometre-long Cologne Airport loop line. Köln/Bonn Airport is situated 3 km north of European Astronaut Centre.
Martin Luther Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Martin Luther Church is situated 2½ km northwest of European Astronaut Centre.
Schloss Wahn
Heritage site
Photo: Neulich im Roxy Kino, CC BY 3.0.
Schloss Wahn is a heritage site, which is situated 3½ km west of European Astronaut Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spich and Oberlar.
Spich
Suburb
Spich is one of the twelve districts of the city of Troisdorf in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As of December 31, 2016, it had 12,876 inhabitants, making it the second most populous district of Troisdorf after Troisdorf-Mitte. Spich is situated 3 km south of European Astronaut Centre.
Oberlar
Suburb
Photo: Velopilger, CC0.
Oberlar is a suburb, which is situated 4 km south of European Astronaut Centre.
Libur
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Libur is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of European Astronaut Centre.
European Astronaut Centre
- Categories: facility, building, office, and education
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.85253° or 50° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
7.13166° or 7° 7′ 54″ eastOperator
ESAOpen location code
9F29V43J+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 103908622OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q314203
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“European Astronaut Centre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المركز الأوروبي لرواد الفضاء”
- Armenian: “Եվրոպական աստղագնացների կենտրոն”
- Catalan: “European Astronaut Centre”
- Czech: “EAC ESA”
- Czech: “EAC”
- Czech: “Evropské středisko astronautů”
- Dutch: “Europees Astronautencentrum”
- French: “Centre des astronautes européens”
- French: “Centre européen des astronautes”
- French: “EAC”
- French: “European Astronaut Centre”
- German: “Europäisches Astronautenzentrum”
- German: “European astronaut center”
- German: “European Astronaut Centre”
- Indonesian: “European Astronaut Centre”
- Italian: “Centro europeo per gli astronauti”
- Italian: “European Astronaut Centre”
- Japanese: “欧州宇宙飛行士センター”
- Luxembourgish: “Europäeschen Astronautenzentrum”
- Russian: “Европейский центр астронавтов”
- Spanish: “Centro Europeo de Astronautas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vorstand, Zentralverwaltung and Sojus TMA-13M.
Nearby Places
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North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations
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