Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

The Zeiss-Planetarium in , Germany, is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. Engineered by German engineer Walther Bauersfeld, the building was opened on 18 July 1926.
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  • Email: order@planetarium-jena.de
  • Type: Planetarium
  • Description: planetarium in Jena, Thuringia, Germany
  • Also known as: “Planetarium Jena”, “Zeiss Planetarium Jena”, and “Zeiss-Planetarium”
  • Address: Am Planetarium 5, Jena, 07743
Photo: Daniel Mietchen, CC0.
Photo: Daniel Mietchen, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Botanical Garden and Thuringian University and State Library.

Garden
Photo: Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Botanischer Garten Jena is the second oldest in , maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, , , . is situated 120 metres southwest of Zeiss-Planetarium Jena.

Library
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is situated 160 metres southeast of Zeiss-Planetarium Jena.

Park
Photo: Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park, which is situated 190 metres southeast of Zeiss-Planetarium Jena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damenviertel and Ziegenhain.

Neighborhood
Photo: J. Triepke, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood.

Village
Photo: Bernard Ladenthin, CC BY 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Zeiss-Planetarium Jena.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Zeiss-Planetarium Jena.

Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

Latitude
50.93185° or 50° 55′ 55″ north
Longitude
11.58679° or 11° 35′ 12″ east
Levels
2
Roof shape
dome
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F2HWHJP+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197459833
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­planetarium
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q320440
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Zeiss-Planetarium Jena” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قبة يينا السماوية”
  • Dutch: “Planetarium Jena”
  • Esperanto: “Planetario de Jena”
  • German: “Planetarium Jena”
  • German: “Zeiss-Planetarium Jena”
  • Polish: “Planetarium w Jenie”
  • Swedish: “Zeiss-Planetarium Jena”
  • Ukrainian: “Єнський планетарій”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Griesbachsches Gartenhaus and Career Point, University Jena.

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