Tartu Observatory

The Tartu Observatory is the largest astronomical in . On 1 January 2018, Tartu Observatory was joined again to the University of Tartu, and the observatory is now an institute of the university.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Estonia
  • Also known as: “Tartu Observatory of Tartu University”
  • Address: Observatooriumi 1, Tõravere alevik, 61602

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tõravere railway stop and Meeri manor house.

Railway stop
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is situated 1 km southeast of Tartu Observatory.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate, which is situated 3 km north of Tartu Observatory.

Lake
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is a lake, which is situated 3½ km west of Tartu Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tõravere and Voika.

Village
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is a small borough in , , in southern . It is located about 5 km northeast of the town of and about 20 km southwest of the city of .

Hamlet
is a village in in eastern .

Town
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is a town in , , . has two large lakes: Lake Verevi, with a sandy and well-developed beach area that is very popular in the summer, and , with wet reed grown shores. is situated 6 km southwest of Tartu Observatory.

Tartu Observatory

Latitude
58.26576° or 58° 15′ 57″ north
Longitude
26.46591° or 26° 27′ 57″ east
Inception
1964
Levels
6
Operator
Tartu Ülikool
Open location code
9GC87F88+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37558758
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Wiki­data ID
Q581794
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Võro—“Tartu Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տարտուի աստղադիտարան”
  • Belarusian: “Тартуская абсерваторыя”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Tartu”
  • Chinese: “塔尔图天文台”
  • Chinese: “塔爾圖天文台”
  • Chinese: “塔爾圖天文臺”
  • Chinese: “多爾帕特天文台”
  • Czech: “Observatoř Tartu”
  • Czech: “Tartu observatoorium”
  • Danish: “Tartu observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Tartu Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد تارتو”
  • Estonian: “Tartu observatoorium”
  • Estonian: “Tõravere observatoorium”
  • Finnish: “Tarton observatorio”
  • French: “observatoire de Tartu”
  • French: “Observatoire de Tartu”
  • Galician: “Observatorio de Tartu”
  • Georgian: “ტარტუს ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Observatorium Tartu”
  • German: “Tartu Observatoorium”
  • Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο Τάρτου”
  • Hungarian: “Tartui Obszervatórium”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium Tartu”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Tartu”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Tartu”
  • Japanese: “タルトゥ天文台”
  • Japanese: “トゥラヴェレ天文台”
  • Latvian: “Tartu observatorija”
  • Lithuanian: “Tartu observatorija”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه تارتو”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium Tartu”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium w Tartu”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Tartu”
  • Russian: “Дерптская обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Тарту”
  • Russian: “Тартуская астрономическая обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Тартуская астрофизическая обсерватория им. В. Я. Струве”
  • Russian: “Тартуская обсерватория”
  • Slovak: “Observatórium Tartu”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Tartu”
  • Swahili: “Paoneaanga pa Tartu”
  • Swahili: “Tartu Observatory”
  • Swedish: “Tartu observatorium”
  • Tatar: “Тарту күзәтүханәсе”
  • Ukrainian: “Тартуська обсерваторія”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài quan sát Tartu”
  • Võro: “Tarto obsõrvatoorium”
  • “Tarto obsõrvatoorium”

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