Gamla Observatoriet

Gamla Observatoriet is a building in Lund socken, Lunds domkyrkoförs., Scania. Gamla Observatoriet is situated near the grassland Timglaset, as well as near the fountain Gjutjärnsfontänen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stadsparken and Lund Cathedral.

Stadsparken

Park

Photo: Dcastor, Public domain.

Stadsparken is a park located in central Lund. It is located within the historic Lund city area in Lund municipality in Skåne. The park celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. Stadsparken is situated 190 metres southwest of Gamla Observatoriet.

Lund Cathedral

Church

Photo: Vitold Muratov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lund Cathedral is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Sweden in Lund, Scania, Sweden. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lund and the main church of the Diocese of Lund. Lund Cathedral is situated 620 metres northeast of Gamla Observatoriet.

Gjutjärnsfontänen

Fountain

Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gjutjärnsfontänen is a fountain, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Gamla Observatoriet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lund and Stora Råby.

Lund

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lund is a university city in Scania, the southern part of Sweden. Lund is one of the oldest cities in Sweden and has also played an important part in Danish history.

Stora Råby

Hamlet

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Stora Råby is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Gamla Observatoriet.

Jakriborg

Neighborhood

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Jakriborg is a housing estate in Hjärup, Staffanstorp Municipality between Malmö and Lund in Scania, southern Sweden. The area was built in the late 1990s by the real estate firm Jakri AB and had been growing ever since. Jakriborg is situated 4½ km southwest of Gamla Observatoriet.

Gamla Observatoriet

Type: Building
Location: Lund socken, Lunds domkyrkoförs., Lund Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.69959° or 55° 41′ 59″ north

Longitude

13.18783° or 13° 11′ 16″ east

Established

1867

Open location code

9F7MM5XQ+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49208911

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Timglaset and Katedralskolan.

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