Bleien Radio Observatory

Bleien Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory located halfway between Zürich and Bern in Switzerland. Its focus is on large bandwidth radio spectroscopy.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Liebegg Castle and Trostburg Castle.

Liebegg Castle

Castle

Liebegg Castle is a small castle in the municipality of Gränichen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located on a outcropping about 70 meters above the Wynental valley floor. Liebegg Castle is situated 610 metres southeast of Bleien Radio Observatory.

Trostburg Castle

Castle

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Trostburg Castle is a small castle in the municipality of Teufenthal in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Trostburg Castle is situated 1¼ km southeast of Bleien Radio Observatory.

Teufenthal AG railway station

Railway station

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Teufenthal AG railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Bleien Radio Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teufenthal and Gränichen.

Teufenthal

Village

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Teufenthal is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Gränichen

Village

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Gränichen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Unterkulm

Village

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Unterkulm is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Unterkulm is situated 3½ km south of Bleien Radio Observatory.

Bleien Radio Observatory

Type: Observatory
Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Gränichen, Aarau District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.33988° or 47° 20′ 24″ north

Longitude

8.11161° or 8° 6′ 42″ east

Operator

ETH Zurich

Open location code

8FVC84Q6+XJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1488041167

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q19962703

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Bleien Radio Observatory” goes by many names.

Chinese: “布萊恩無線電天文台”
Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد راديو بلين”
German: “Bleien-Observatorium”
Ukrainian: “Блеєнська радіообсерваторія”
Urdu: “بلائین ریڈیو رصدگاہ”

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