Eschenberg Observatory

Eschenberg Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Astronomical Society of Winterthur. It is located in northeastern in and was founded in 1979.
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  • Opening hours:
    April—October: Wednesday 8:30 PM—10:30 PM
    November—March: Wednesday 7:30 PM—9:30 PM
  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eschenberg and Eschenberg tower.

Peak
Photo: Peter elektro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: KatB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1 km northwest of Eschenberg Observatory.

Zoo
Photo: Lisa Stevens, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a zoo, which is situated 1¼ km west of Eschenberg Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldegg and Ganzenbühl.

Neighborhood
is a quarter in the of . It was a part of Seen municipality that was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.

Quarter
is a quarter in the of . It was formerly a part of Seen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.

Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement and former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, since 2016 part of the municipality of .

Eschenberg Observatory

Latitude
47.4747° or 47° 28′ 29″ north
Longitude
8.74282° or 8° 44′ 34″ east
Operator
Astronomischen Gesellschaft Winterthur
Open location code
8FVCFPFV+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24785277
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q1540717
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Eschenberg Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد اشنبرج”
  • German: “Sternwarte Eschenberg”
  • Japanese: “エッシェンベルク天文台”
  • Russian: “Эшенбергская обсерватория”
  • Ukrainian: “Ешенберзька обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “اشنبرگ رصدگاہ”

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