Hamburg Observatory

Hamburg Observatory is an astronomical located in the borough of the city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It is owned and operated by the University of Hamburg, since 1968, although it was founded in 1825 by the City of Hamburg and moved to its present location in 1912.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory”
  • Address: Gojenbergsweg 112, Hamburg, 21029

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stolperstein dedicated to Hans Stoll and St. Michael (Bergedorf).

Memorial
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is a memorial, which is situated 610 metres northwest of Hamburg Observatory.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Hamburg Observatory.

Stadium
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is a stadium, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Hamburg Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bergedorf and Börnsen.

Suburb
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is the largest of the seven boroughs of , , named after quarter within this borough. In 2020 the population of the borough was 130,994.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in , . is situated 3 km east of Hamburg Observatory.

Town
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is a town located in district in the northern state of within the metropolitan region of . It can be accessed by the A1, the A24 autobahn, federal highway 5 and the S-Bahn line S2. is situated 3½ km north of Hamburg Observatory.

Hamburg Observatory

Latitude
53.48046° or 53° 28′ 50″ north
Longitude
10.24058° or 10° 14′ 26″ east
Inception
1906
Operator
Universität Hamburg
Open location code
9F5GF6JR+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33888785
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Wiki­data ID
Q681942
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Hamburg Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد هامبورغ”
  • Armenian: “Համբուրգի աստղադիտարան”
  • Asturian: “Observatoriu d’Hamburgu-Bergedorf”
  • Belarusian: “Гамбургская абсерваторыя”
  • Catalan: “Observatori d’Hamburg-Bergedorf”
  • Chinese: “漢堡伯格多夫天文臺”
  • Chinese: “漢堡天文台”
  • Chinese: “漢堡天文臺”
  • Czech: “Hamburská observatoř”
  • Czech: “observatoř Hamburk-Bergedorf”
  • Dutch: “Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Hamburg-Bergedorf Sterrenwacht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هامبورج بيرجيدورف”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio de Hamburgo”
  • Estonian: “Hamburg-Bergedorfi observatoorium”
  • French: “observatoire de Hambourg”
  • French: “Observatoire de Hambourg”
  • German: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • German: “Schmidt-Museum”
  • German: “Schmidtmuseum”
  • German: “Sternwarte Bergedorf”
  • German: “Sternwarte Hamburg-Bergedorf”
  • German: “Sternwarte Hamburg”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים המבורג-ברגדורף”
  • Italian: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Amburgo”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Amburgo”
  • Japanese: “ハンブルク天文台”
  • Japanese: “ベルゲドルフ天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Observatoire vun Hamburg”
  • Macedonian: “Хамбуршка опсерваторија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • Norwegian: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه هامبورگ”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul din Hamburg”
  • Russian: “Гамбургская обсерватория”
  • Slovak: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Hamburgo-Bergedorf”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Hamburgo”
  • Swedish: “Hamburger Sternwarte”
  • Ukrainian: “Гамбурзька обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “ہیمبرگ رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Montessorischule Hamburg-Bergedorf and Meridiankreis.

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