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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bonn Central Station and Alte Sternwarte.
Bonn Central Station
Railway station
Bonn Hauptbahnhof is a railway station located on the left bank of the Rhine along the Cologne–Mainz line. It is the principal station serving the city of Bonn. Bonn Central Station is situated 500 metres north of Volkssternwarte Bonn.
Stolperstein dedicated to Cäsar Bukofzer
Work of art
Stolperstein dedicated to Cäsar Bukofzer is a work of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonn-Zentrum and Poppelsdorf.
Poppelsdorf
Quarter
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 320,000, it lies about 24 km south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region.
Endenich
Quarter
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.
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
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Latitude
50.72767° or 50° 43′ 40″ north
Longitude
7.09814° or 7° 5′ 53″ east
Inception
1899
Levels
1
Open location code
9F29P3HX+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
Wikidata ID
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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”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kleiner Refraktorraum and St. Petrus Hospital Bonn.
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