Osservatorio Astronomico

Osservatorio Astronomico is an observatory in Köniz, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Osservatorio Astronomico is situated near the garden Gurtengärtli, as well as near the theater building Kulturschür UPtown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gurten and Gurtenturm.

Gurten

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gurten is a mountain situated just to the south of Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. It is 858 metres high, and the summit yields views of Bern, of the Jura mountains and of the Alps.

Gurtenturm

Tower

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gurtenturm is a tower, which is situated 240 metres northwest of Osservatorio Astronomico.

Wabern bei Bern railway station

Railway station

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wabern bei Bern railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Köniz. It serves, and derives its name from, the village of Wabern bei Bern, in reality a suburb of the city of Bern. Wabern bei Bern railway station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Osservatorio Astronomico.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spiegel and Gurtendörfli.

Spiegel

Suburb

Photo: GraceKelly, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spiegel is a suburb.

Gurtendörfli

Hamlet

Photo: Augustgeyler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gurtendörfli is a hamlet.

Wabern bei Bern

Suburb

Photo: Funck77, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wabern, or Wabern bei Bern, is a village in the municipality of Köniz in the Swiss canton of Bern. Situated some 3.5 kilometres from the centre of the city of Bern, it can be considered a suburb of that city.

Osservatorio Astronomico

Type: Observatory
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Köniz, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.91853° or 46° 55′ 7″ north

Longitude

7.43961° or 7° 26′ 23″ east

Open location code

8FR9WC9Q+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 265047543

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shed

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gurtengärtli and Kulturschür UPtown.

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