Cointe Observatory

Cointe Observatory, situated in the district of Cointe in , , was built by the University of Liège in 1881–82 to plans by the architect Lambert Noppius.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: observatory in Liège, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Liège Observatory”, “Société astronomique de Liège”, and “Société Astronomique de Liège”
  • Address: Avenue des Platanes 17, Liège, 4000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa l’Aube and Liège-Guillemins Railway Station.

House
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is a house.

Railway station
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is the main station in , Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. is situated 1 km north of Cointe Observatory.

Stadium
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The is a football in , . The stadium holds 27,670 people. It is also known as Stade de Sclessin, from the name of the of Liège where it is located, and is the home stadium of Standard Liège. is situated 1½ km southwest of Cointe Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Val-Benoît and Guillemins.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Cointe Observatory

Latitude
50.61711° or 50° 37′ 2″ north
Longitude
5.56292° or 5° 33′ 47″ east
Operator
Société Astronomique de Liège
Open location code
9F27JH87+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113539382
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3348366
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Cointe Observatory” goes by many names.
  • French: “observatoire de Cointe”
  • French: “Observatoire de Cointe”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Cointe”
  • Japanese: “コワント天文台”
  • Slovak: “Observatoire de Cointe”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія імені Коінта”
  • Urdu: “کوائنٹ رصدگاہ”

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