German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, in short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in . Founded on 1 January 1652, based on academic models in Italy, it was originally named the Academia Naturae Curiosorum until 1687 when Emperor Leopold I raised it to an academy and named it after himself.
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  • Type: Quango
  • Description: national academy of Germany
  • Also known as: Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina Naturae Curiosorum”, “Academia Naturae Curiosorum”, “Academy of Sciences Leopoldina”, “Academy of the Curious as to Nature”, “Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina”, “Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina e. V.”, “German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina”, “German National Academy of Sciences”, and “Leopoldina
  • Address: Jägerberg 1, Halle (Saale), 06108
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moritzburg and Moritzburg Art Museum.

Castle
The is a fortified castle in , . The cornerstone of what would later become the residence of the Archbishops of was laid in 1484; the castle was built in the style of the Early Renaissance. is situated 110 metres southeast of German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Photo: Milenavaleska, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nördliche Innenstadt and Altstadt.

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German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Latitude
51.48727° or 51° 29′ 14″ north
Longitude
11.96293° or 11° 57′ 47″ east
Inception
January 1st, 1652
Operator
Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina e. V.
Open location code
9F3HFXP7+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 185233186
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­quango
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q543804
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الأكاديمية الألمانية لعلوم الطبيعة ليوبولدينا
  • Arabic: الأكاديمية الألمانية للعلوم ليوبولدينا
  • Arabic: الأكاديمية الوطنية الألمانية للعلوم ليوبولدينا
  • Armenian: Լեոպոլդինա
  • Asturian: Academia Alemana de les Ciencies Naturales Leopoldina
  • Asturian: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Azerbaijani: Leopoldin Alman Milli Elmlər Akademiyası
  • Bashkir: Леопольд Академияһы
  • Basque: Alemaniako Natur Zientzien Leopoldina Akademia
  • Belarusian: Леапальдзіна
  • Belarusian: Леапальдына
  • Belarusian: Нямецкая акадэмія навук Леапальдына
  • Catalan: Acadèmia Alemanya de Ciències Leopoldina
  • Catalan: Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • Chinese: 利奥波第那科学院
  • Cornish: Akademi Godhonieth Leopoldina
  • Czech: Německá akademie věd Leopoldina
  • Danish: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Dutch: Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina
  • Dutch: Duitse Academie der Wetenschappen Leopoldina
  • Egyptian Arabic: الاكاديميه الالمانيه للعلوم ليوبولدينا
  • Esperanto: Leopoldina
  • Estonian: Leopoldina
  • Finnish: Leopoldina-tiedeakatemia
  • Finnish: Saksan kansallinen tiedeakatemia Leopoldina
  • French: Académie allemande des sciences Leopoldina
  • French: Académie Léopoldine
  • Galician: Academia Naturae Curiosorum
  • Galician: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Galician: Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • Galician: Leopoldina
  • Galician: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • Georgian: გერმანიის ლეოპოლდინას მეცნიერებათა აკადემია
  • German: Academia Naturae Curiosorum
  • German: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • German: Kaiserlich Leopoldinisch-Carolinische Akademie der Naturforscher
  • German: Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • German: Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • German: Leopoldina
  • German: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • Greek: Γερμανική Ακαδημία Επιστημών Λεοπόλδου
  • Greek: Γερμανική Ακαδημία Επιστημών Λεοπολντίνα
  • Greek: Γερμανική Εθνική Ακαδημία Επιστημών Λεοπολντίνα
  • Hebrew: אקדמיה לאופולדינה
  • Hungarian: Leopoldina Német Természettudományos Akadémia
  • Iloko: Akademia ti Alemania dagiti Siensia Leopoldina
  • Irish: Acadamh Eolaíochtaí na Gearmáine, Leopoldina
  • Italian: Accademia Cesarea Leopoldina
  • Italian: Accademia Leopoldina
  • Japanese: 国立科学アカデミー・レオポルディーナ
  • Latin: Academia Leopoldina
  • Latvian: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Luxembourgish: Däitsch Akademie vun den Naturfuerscher Leopoldina
  • Macedonian: Германска академија на науките „Леополдина“
  • Macedonian: Леополдина
  • Maltese: Akkademja Ġermaniża tax-Xjenzi Leopoldina
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Det tyske vitskapsakademiet Leopoldina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Leopoldina
  • Norwegian: Leopoldina
  • Persian: آکادمی علوم طبیعی لئوپلدینه آلمان
  • Polish: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Polish: l Niemiecka Akademia Przyrodników Leopoldina
  • Polish: Niemiecka Akademia Przyrodników Leopoldina
  • Portuguese: Academia Leopoldina
  • Romanian: Academia Leopoldină
  • Russian: Леопольдина
  • Scots: German Academy o Sciences Leopoldina
  • Scottish Gaelic: Acadamh Ghearmailteach nan Saidheansan Leopoldina
  • Serbian: Немачки академија наука Леополдина
  • Slovenian: Nemška akademija znanosti Leopoldina
  • Spanish: Academia Alemana de las Ciencias Naturales Leopoldina
  • Spanish: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
  • Swedish: Leopoldina
  • Swedish: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • Swedish: Vetenskapsakademien Leopoldina
  • Tatar: Леопольдина Германия фәннәр академиясе
  • Turkish: Alman Leopoldina Ulusal Bilimler Akademisi
  • Ukrainian: Леопольдина
  • Ukrainian: Німецька національна академія наук Леопольдина
  • Urdu: جرمن سائنس اکیڈمی آف سائنسز لیوپولڈینا
  • Vietnamese: Viện hàn lâm Khoa học Leopoldina
  • Vietnamese: Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học Leopoldina
  • Welsh: Academi Gwyddonaeth Leopoldina yr Almaen
  • Western Armenian: Գերմանական գիտութեան կաճառ՝ Լէօփոլտինա
  • Western Panjabi: لیوپولڈینا
  • Yiddish: לעאפאלדינע אקאדעמיע
  • Leopoldina

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