Sternwarte

Sternwarte is an observatory in Bischofshofen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg. Access is restricted and requires permission. Sternwarte is situated nearby to the peak Vorderkeil, as well as near Kohlmaißhöhe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palfnerkogel and Burgruine Bachsfall.

Palfnerkogel

Peak

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.

Palfnerkogel is a peak, which is situated 2½ km south of Sternwarte.

Burgruine Bachsfall

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burgruine Bachsfall is a castle, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Sternwarte.

Hochkeil

Peak

Photo: mawieser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hochkeil is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Sternwarte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mühlbach am Hochkönig and St. Johann im Pongau.

Mühlbach am Hochkönig

Village

Photo: Wald1siedel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mühlbach am Hochkönig is a municipality in St. Johann im Pongau district, Salzburgerland, Austria. Mühlbach am Hochkönig is situated 4½ km southwest of Sternwarte.

St. Johann im Pongau

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Johann im Pongau is the main city of the Pongau Region. It is in the Salzach Valley of the Eastern Alps is in the federal state of Salzburg. The city is largely dependent on tourism: Alpine skiing in winter and hiking in the summer months.

Pfarrwerfen

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Pfarrwerfen is situated 7 km north of Sternwarte.

Sternwarte

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Observatory
Categories: research and office
Location: Bischofshofen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.3999° or 47° 23′ 60″ north

Longitude

13.17595° or 13° 10′ 33″ east

Open location code

8FVM95XG+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 296949313

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

OpenStreetMap feature

office=research

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