Volkssternwarte Urania Jena
Volkssternwarte Urania Jena is an observatory in Jena, Thuringia which is located on Schillergäßchen. Volkssternwarte Urania Jena is situated nearby to Jena Observatory, as well as near the museum Schiller’s garden house.Photo: Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: Schillergäßchen 2b, Jena, 07745
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jena Observatory and Schiller’s garden house.
Jena Observatory
Observatory
Photo: ArtMechanic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It has two main locations in Jena, Germany and the neighbouring village of Großschwabhausen.
Jena Phyletisches Museum
Museum
Photo: Gunnar brehm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jena Phyletisches Museum is a museum in the German town of Jena. It was established by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, as an institute dedicated to explaining evolution to the public. Jena Phyletisches Museum is situated 100 metres southeast of Volkssternwarte Urania Jena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damenviertel and Ammerbach.
Ammerbach
Suburb
Photo: Hamster3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ammerbach is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Volkssternwarte Urania Jena.
Ziegenhain
Village
Photo: Bernard Ladenthin, CC BY 4.0.
Ziegenhain is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Volkssternwarte Urania Jena.
Volkssternwarte Urania Jena
- Categories: observatory, public observatory, building, and tourism
- Location: Jena, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.925° or 50° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
11.58286° or 11° 34′ 58″ eastOperator
Volkssternwarte Urania Jena e.V.Open location code
9F2HWHGM+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 192073177OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2532219
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Volkssternwarte Urania Jena” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “耶拿公共天文台”
- Chinese: “耶拿公共天文臺”
- German: “Sternwarte Jena”
- German: “Volkssternwarte Jena”
- German: “Volkssternwarte Urania Jena”
- German: “Volkssternwarte Urania”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena and Theaterhaus Jena.
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