Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory
The Meteorological Observatory Hohenpeißenberg is the oldest mountain weather station in the world. It is located in the municipality of Hohenpeißenberg, about 60 kilometres southwest of Munich, Germany, and at 977 metres above sea level.Photo: Christoph Radtke, Public domain.
Photo: Christoph Radtke, Public domain.
- Type: Office building
- Description: Meteorological observatory in Germany
- Address: Albin-Schwaiger-Weg 10, Hohenpeißenberg, 82383
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoher Peißenberg and Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt.
Hoher Peißenberg
Peak
Photo: Thmsfrst, Public domain.
Hoher Peißenberg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church
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Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt is a church, which is situated 250 metres east of Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory.
Sender Hohenpeißenberg
Building
Photo: Thmsfrst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sender Hohenpeißenberg is a building, which is situated 1¼ km east of Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peißenberg and Böbing.
Peißenberg
Town
Photo: Gras-Ober, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km southwest of Weilheim in Oberbayern. Peißenberg is situated 4 km east of Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory.
Böbing
Village
Photo: Flodur63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Böbing is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. Böbing is situated 5 km south of Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory.
Herzogsägmühle
Village
Photo: Gras-Ober, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herzogsägmühle is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory.
Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory
- Categories: observatory, weather station, building, and office
- Location: Hohenpeißenberg, Weilheim-Schongau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.80147° or 47° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
11.00942° or 11° 0′ 34″ eastElevation
977 metres (3,205 feet)Operator
Deutscher WetterdienstOpen location code
8FVHR225+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 164711316OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q1925278
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory” goes by many names.
- French: “observatoire météorologique du haut Peissenberg”
- French: “Observatoire météorologique du haut Peissenberg”
- German: “Meteorologisches Observatorium Hohenpeissenberg”
- German: “Meteorologisches Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg”
- Italian: “osservatorio meteorologico di Hohenpeißenberg”
- Italian: “Osservatorio meteorologico di Hohenpeißenberg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Messfeld Klima and Info-Pavillon.
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