Volkssternwarte Bonn
Volkssternwarte Bonn is an observatory in Bonn, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Volkssternwarte Bonn is situated nearby to the observatory Kleiner Refraktorraum, as well as near the building Alte Sternwarte.Photo: Stefan Knauf, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alte Sternwarte and Stolperstein dedicated to Cäsar Bukofzer.
Stolperstein dedicated to Cäsar Bukofzer
Work of art
Stolperstein dedicated to Cäsar Bukofzer is a work of art.
Stolperstein dedicated to Julie Bukofzer
Memorial
Stolperstein dedicated to Julie Bukofzer is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poppelsdorf and Endenich.
Poppelsdorf
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Bonn, officially the Federal City of Bonn, is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about 24 km south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region.
Endenich
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Photo: Mrhubble, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Endenich is a neighborhood in the western part of Bonn, Germany. Before 1904 it was an independent municipality. The village of Endenich was founded in the 8th century, and was first mentioned in 804 as Antiniche. Today, about 12,000 people live in Endenich.
Kessenich
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Kessenich is a district of the former German capital city Bonn. It is best known for the German confectionery company Haribo.
Volkssternwarte Bonn
- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “Großer Refraktorraum”, “Refraktorium”, and “Volkssternwarte”
- Categories: public observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bonn, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.72767° or 50° 43′ 40″ northLongitude
7.09814° or 7° 5′ 53″ eastInception
1899Levels
1Open location code
9F29P3HX+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 116646383OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q1804446
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Volkssternwarte Bonn” goes by many names.
- German: “Volkssternwarte Bonn”
- Japanese: “ボン公共天文台”
- Ukrainian: “Боннська громадська обсерваторія”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kleiner Refraktorraum and St. Petrus Hospital Bonn.
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