Rieskrater Museum
The Rieskrater Museum, sometimes known in English as the Ries Crater Museum, focuses on meteors and their collisions with Earth. The museum is housed in a 16th-century barn in Nördlingen, Germany which was part of the medieval city's center.- Opening hours:
public holidays and Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00 AM–noon and 1:30 PM–4:30 PM
Monday: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: geological museum in Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany
- Also known as: “RiesCraterMuseum” and “Rieskratermuseum”
- Address: Eugene-Shoemaker-Platz 1, Nördlingen, 86720
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: City Museum Nördlingen and Spitalkirche.
Town hall of Nördlingen
Town hall
Town hall of Nördlingen is situated 280 metres southeast of Rieskrater Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nähermemmingen and Herkheim.
Nähermemmingen
Village
Nähermemmingen is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Rieskrater Museum.
Herkheim
Village
Herkheim is a part of the municipality of Nördlingen in Germany, in the region of Swabia. Herkheim is situated 3½ km south of Rieskrater Museum.
Rieskrater Museum
- Categories: geological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Nördlingen, Donau-Ries, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.85399° or 48° 51′ 14″ north
Longitude
10.48687° or 10° 29′ 13″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FWGVF3P+HP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=museum
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Polish—“Rieskrater Museum” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Rieskrater-Museum”
- French: “Rieskrater-Museum”
- German: “Rieskrater-Museum”
- German: “RiesKraterMuseum”
- Japanese: “リースクレーター博物館”
- Polish: “Rieskrater Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Geologischer Lehrgarten and Infozentrum Geopark Ries.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Stempel 24 and Öffnen.
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