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Zweibrücken

Zweibrücken Observatory

Zweibrücken Observatory, or the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association, is a public observatory in , Germany. Its dome was painted to resemble the Star Wars character R2-D2 in 2018.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: public observatory in Germany
  • Also known as: “Observatory of the Natural Science Association of Zweibrücken” and “Sternwarte”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stadtmuseum Zweibrücken and Castle of Zweibrücken.

Museum
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is situated 1¼ km south of Zweibrücken Observatory.

Castle
Photo: Thomas W. Jefferson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zweibrücken Castle is a building in the town of , Rheinland-Pfalz, . It was built as a ducal palace in 1720–1725. It is the largest and most magnificent secular building in the . is situated 1½ km south of Zweibrücken Observatory.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Zweibrücken Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zweibrücken and Contwig.

Town
Photo: Thomas W. Jefferson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , on the Schwarzbach River.

Village
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is a municipality in district, in , western . It has slightly over 5.000 inhabitants, and is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land. Its current mayor is Nadine Brinette, elected in 2021. is situated 5 km east of Zweibrücken Observatory.

Suburb
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is a part of , , . It is part of the Bliesgau and was founded on the right river bank of the . As a consequence of the territorial and administrative reform of 1974 in Saarland, Bierbach ceased… is situated 6 km west of Zweibrücken Observatory.

Zweibrücken Observatory

Latitude
49.26148° or 49° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
7.35951° or 7° 21′ 34″ east
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8FX97965+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 465866874
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q62998852
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Zweibrücken Observatory” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gebäude E, Kindertagesstätte and University of applied sciences, Campus Zweibrücken.

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