Observatory Naef Épendes

Observatory Robert A. Naef is an astronomical located at , , at 7.13938 degrees east of and 46.76236 degrees north latitude.
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  • Opening hours:
    November—March: Friday 7:00 PM—9:00 PM
    April and September—October: Friday 9:00 PM—11:00 PM
    May—August: Friday 10:00 PM—midnight
  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: Astronomical observatory in Épendes, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Ependes Observatory”, “Épendes Observatory”, “Observatoire astronomique”, “Observatory Épendes”, “Observatory Naef Ependes”, “Observatory of Ependes”, and “Observatory of Épendes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saints-Pierre-et-Paul parish church and Saint-Sébastien chapel.

Church
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is situated 2 km northeast of Observatory Naef Épendes.

Church
Photo: Ribereth, CC0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Observatory Naef Épendes.

Castle
Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle in the municipality of of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. is situated 3½ km southwest of Observatory Naef Épendes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Épendes and Sales.

Village
Photo: Mathieuclement, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in . Its former German name was Spinz. In 1977, the former municipality of merged into .

Hamlet
is a village and former municipality in the district of Sarine in the , . It was first recorded in 1082 as Sala. The municipality had 114 inhabitants in 1811, which went up and down to 191 in 1850, 160 in 1870, 226 in 1920, 175 in 1930, 213 in 1941 and 153 in 1970.

Village
Photo: Ribereth, CC0.
is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Mertenlach, but this is no longer common, although still in regional use.

Observatory Naef Épendes

Latitude
46.76242° or 46° 45′ 45″ north
Longitude
7.13935° or 7° 8′ 22″ east
Operator
Association des Amis de l’Observatoire d’Épendes
Open location code
8FR9Q46Q+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122283840
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q1751360
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Observatory Naef Épendes” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռոբերտ Ա. Նաեֆի աստղադիտարան”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ابينديس”
  • French: “Observatoire d’Épendes”
  • French: “Observatoire Naef”
  • German: “Observatoire d’Épendes”
  • German: “Sternwarte Ependes”
  • German: “Sternwarte Épendes”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Ependes”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Ependes”
  • Japanese: “エパンド天文台”
  • Japanese: “ネフ・エパンド天文台”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Неф”
  • Ukrainian: “Епандська обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “رصدگاہ نیف ایپینڈس”

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