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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teufenthal is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Gränichen
Village
Photo: Gandalf, Public domain.
Gränichen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Unterkulm
Village
Photo: LuFiLa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
8.11161° or 8° 6′ 42″ eastOperator
ETH ZurichOpen location code
8FVC84Q6+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1488041167OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata 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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