Mount Suhora Observatory
The Mount Suhora Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomy department of the Pedagogical University of Cracow. It is located on Mount Suhora in the Gorce Mountains within the Gorce National Park, 50 km south of Kraków.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suchora and Tobołów.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koninki and Obidowa.
Koninki
Village
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Koninki is a settlement in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, situated at the south-east end of the so-called Poręba key. Administratively, it is part of village Poręba Wielka, Limanowa County. Koninki is situated 3½ km north of Mount Suhora Observatory.
Obidowa
Village
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Obidowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Targ, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The village has an approximate population of 780. Obidowa is situated 4 km southwest of Mount Suhora Observatory.
Poręba Wielka
Village
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Poręba Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niedźwiedź, within Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Poręba Wielka is known for its thermal water deposits with health properties. Poręba Wielka is situated 4½ km north of Mount Suhora Observatory.
Mount Suhora Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Description: observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Niedźwiedź, Limanowa County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.56916° or 49° 34′ 9″ northLongitude
20.06728° or 20° 4′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8GX2H398+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 208137326OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q752029
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Mount Suhora Observatory” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hvězdárna Suhora”
- German: “Astronomisches Observatorium Suhora”
- German: “Obserwatorium astronomiczne na Suhorze”
- Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο Όρους Σουχόρα”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium astronomiczne na Suhorze”
- Slovak: “Hvezdáreň Suhora”
- Ukrainian: “Астрономічна обсерваторія на Сухорі”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ سوہورا رصدگاہ”
- Vietnamese: “Đài quan sát thiên văn ở Suhor”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Picnic table and Tobołczyk.
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