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Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory located near the summit of the hill in the city of in .
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “Hauptgebäude, Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW)” and “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Address: Königstuhl 12, Heidelberg, 69117

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heidelberg Castle and Königstuhl.

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is a ruin in Germany and landmark of . The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. is situated 1½ km northwest of Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.

Peak
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The , is a 567.8 metres high hill in the Mountains and in the city of , in the state of . The summit allows visitors views of the city of Heidelberg and the river.

Park
Photo: Jacques Fouquier, Public domain.
The , or Garden of the Palatinate, was a Baroque garden attached to , Germany. The garden was commissioned by Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1614 for his new wife, Elizabeth Stuart, and became famous across Europe during the 17th century for the landscaping and horticultural techniques involved in its design. is situated 1½ km north of Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molkenkur Bergbahnhof and Kohlhof.

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is a locality.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

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is a locality.

Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Latitude
49.39818° or 49° 23′ 53″ north
Longitude
8.72457° or 8° 43′ 28″ east
Open location code
8FXC9PXF+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147364570
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q27115
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد هايدلبرج”
  • Armenian: “Հայդելբերգ-Քյոնիգշտուլի աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Հեյդելբերգ-Կյոնիգշտուլի աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Հեյդելբերգ-Կյոնիգշտուլի լանդային աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Heidelberg-Königstuhl astronomia obserbatorioa”
  • Belarusian: “Абсерваторыя Гайдэльберг-Кёнігштуль”
  • Belarusian: “Абсэрваторыя Гайдэльбэрг-Кёнігштуль”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Central Bikol: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Central Kurdish: “ڕوانگەی ھایدلبێرگ”
  • Chechen: “Хайдельберг-Кёнигштуль обсерватори”
  • Chinese: “海德堡”
  • Chinese: “海德堡天文台”
  • Chinese: “海德堡天文臺”
  • Chinese: “王座山天文台”
  • Dutch: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ولاية هايديلبيرج-كونيجستوهل”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Observatorio de Hajdelbergo - Königstuhl”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Observatorio de Hejdelbergo - Königstuhl”
  • French: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • French: “Observatoire de Königstuhl”
  • French: “observatoire du Königstuhl”
  • French: “Observatoire du Königstuhl”
  • German: “Bergsternwarte Heidelberg”
  • German: “Heidelberger Sternwarte”
  • German: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • German: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg”
  • German: “Sternwarte Heidelberg”
  • Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο της Χαϊδελβέργης”
  • Irish: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Italian: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di stato di Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Japanese: “ケーニッヒシュトゥール天文台”
  • Japanese: “ハイデルベルク＝ケーニッヒシュトゥール天文台”
  • Korean: “하이델베르크 천문대”
  • Latin: “Observatorium Civitatis Heidelbergae-Konigstulae”
  • Latin: “Observatorium Heidelbergense”
  • Luxembourgish: “Landesobservatoire Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Norwegian: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Observatòri de Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه ایالت هایدلبرگ-کونیگستول”
  • Polish: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Portuguese: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Heidelberg-Konigstuhl”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Königstuhl”
  • Russian: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Russian: “Гейдельбергская обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Гейдельберг-Кёнигштуль”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Хайдельберг-Кёнигштуль”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Swedish: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Tagalog: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Turkish: “Heidelberg-Königstuhl Devlet Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Гайдельберг-Кенігштуль”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Гейдельберг-Кеніґштуль”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Гейдельберг-Кьоніґштуль”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Heidelberg-Königstuhl”
  • Vietnamese: “Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waltzkuppel, Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW) and Zeiss-Kuppel, Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW).

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