Zweibrücken Observatory
Zweibrücken Observatory, or the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association, is a public observatory in Zweibrücken, Germany. Its dome was painted to resemble the Star Wars character R2-D2 in 2018.
- Observatory
- …stands 6 metres (20 feet) tall
- Description: public observatory in Germany
- Also known as“Observatory of the Natural Science Association of Zweibrücken”“Sternwarte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadtmuseum Zweibrücken and Castle of Zweibrücken.
Stadtmuseum Zweibrücken
Museum
Stadtmuseum Zweibrücken is situated 1¼ km south of Zweibrücken Observatory.
Castle of Zweibrücken
Castle
Zweibrücken Castle is a building in the town of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Castle of Zweibrücken is situated 1½ km south of Zweibrücken Observatory.
Europe’s Rose Garden
Park
Akinom, Public domain.
Europe’s Rose Garden is a park, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Zweibrücken Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zweibrücken and Wörschweiler.
Zweibrücken
Town
Zweibrücken is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach River.
Wörschweiler
Village
Wörschweiler is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Zweibrücken Observatory.
Contwig
Village
Ramessos, Public domain.
Contwig is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Contwig is situated 5 km east of Zweibrücken Observatory.
Zweibrücken Observatory
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Latitude
49.26148° or 49° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
7.35951° or 7° 21′ 34″ east
Open location code
8FX97965+HR
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Zweibrücken Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “observatori de Zweibrücken”
- German: “Volkssternwarte Zweibrücken”
- Spanish: “observatorio de Zweibrücken”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Zweibrücken”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gebäude E, Kindertagesstätte and University of applied sciences, Campus Zweibrücken.
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