State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, abbreviated SMNK, is one of the two state of 's natural history museums. Together with the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart it is one of the most important repositories for state-owned natural history collections.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Friday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Also known as: “Naturkundemuseum”, “Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe”, and “SMNK”
  • Address: Erbprinzenstraße 13, Karlsruhe, 76133
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baden State Library and Ettlinger Tor.

Library
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The is a large universal library in . Together with the , the BLB is the legal deposit and regional library for . is situated 120 metres northwest of State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 150 metres east of State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe.

Square
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is a square, which is situated 110 metres northeast of State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mühlburg and Neureut.

Suburb
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is a district of , . The district is further divided into Alt-Mühlburg, Weingärtensiedlung, Rheinhafen and Mühlburger Feld. is situated 3 km west of State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe.

Suburb
is the northernmost district of , Germany. It was the most populous rural community of before being incorporated into Karlsruhe on February 14, 1975. is situated 4½ km north of State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe.

Suburb
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is a district in , Germany, with a population of roughly 30,000. The district is further divided into Alt-Durlach, Dornwald-Untermühl, Hanggebiet, Bergwald, Aue, Lohn-Lissen and Killisfeld. is situated 5 km east of State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe.

State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

Latitude
49.00702° or 49° 0′ 25″ north
Longitude
8.4002° or 8° 24′ 1″ east
Operator
Land Baden-Württemberg
Open location code
8FXC2C42+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 431433884
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1545745
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de Karlsruhe”
  • Catalan: “Museu Estatal d’Història Natural de Karlsruhe”
  • Chinese: “卡尔斯鲁厄国立自然博物馆”
  • Chinese: “卡爾斯魯厄國立自然博物館”
  • Chinese: “卡爾斯魯爾自然史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Karlsruhe”
  • Dutch: “Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe”
  • French: “SMNK”
  • German: “Landessammlungen für Naturkunde Karlsruhe”
  • German: “Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe”
  • German: “SMNK”
  • German: “Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe”
  • German: “Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde”
  • Indonesian: “Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe”
  • Japanese: “州立自然博物館”
  • Polish: “Państwowe Muzeum Przyrody w Karlsruhe”
  • Russian: “Государственный музей естествознания”
  • Slovak: “Štátne prírodovedecké múzeum”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний музей природознавства (Карлсруе)”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний музей природознавства”
  • “SMNK”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bibliothek des Staatlichen Museums für Naturkunde Karlsruhe and Bewährungs- und Gerichtshilfe Baden-Württemberg.

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