Mannheim Observatory
The Mannheim Observatory was a tower observatory built between 1772 and 1774 in Mannheim, Germany, which remained in operation until 1880. The observatory was transferred to Karlsruhe and finally in 1898, was established on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg where today's successor institution the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl is located.- Type: Tower
- Description: former observatory in Mannheim, Germany
- Also known as: “Sternwarte A4”
- Address: 6, A4, Mannheim
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jesuit Church and Reiss Engelhorn Museum.
Jesuit Church
Church
Photo: Frank-m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mannheim Jesuit Church is a Catholic church of historic and artistic importance in Mannheim, Germany. Church construction was begun in 1733 and completed in 1760.
Reiss Engelhorn Museum
Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The Reiss Engelhorn Museum, is a museum in Mannheim, Germany. It has an exhibition area of 11,300 square metres, and houses around 1.2 million objects. Reiss Engelhorn Museum is situated 310 metres northeast of Mannheim Observatory.
Museum in the old armoury
Museum
Museum in the old armoury is situated 190 metres northeast of Mannheim Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hemshof and Ludwigshafen.
Hemshof
Suburb
Hemshof is one of the oldest city districts of Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Germany. It is located above the "Nord" district. The first settlement in Hemshof is believed to have been built by the Celts in 516, not as a city but as a small farm.
Ludwigshafen
Photo: Engelberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.
Mannheim Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, studio, and building
- Location: Mannheim, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.48649° or 49° 29′ 11″ northLongitude
8.4597° or 8° 27′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FXCFFP5+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 104864425OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q315240
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Romanian—“Mannheim Observatory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mannheim Observatory”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد مانهايم”
- German: “Alte Sternwarte Mannheim”
- German: “Mannheimer Sternwarte”
- German: “Sternwarte Mannheim”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Mannheim”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Mannheim”
- Japanese: “マンハイム天文台”
- Korean: “만하임 천문대”
- Romanian: “Observatorul astronomic din Mannheim”
- Romanian: “Observatorul Astronomic din Mannheim”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ursulinen-Convent Mannheim and Ökumenisches Bildungszentrum sanctclara.
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