Wilhelm Foerster Observatory
The Wilhelm Foerster Observatory in Berlin is a large public observatory which allows visitors to observe the sky through several telescopes. The facility is named after the German astronomer Wilhelm Foerster.
- Email: info@planetarium.berlin
- Type: Museum
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte (Berlin, Germany)”
- Address: Munsterdamm 90, Berlin, 12169
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Insulaner and Sommerbad Am Insulaner.
Sommerbad Am Insulaner
Sports venue
Sommerbad Am Insulaner is a sports venue, which is situated 130 metres south of Wilhelm Foerster Observatory.
Priesterweg station
Railway station
Priesterweg station is on the Anhalt Suburban Line in the district of Schöneberg in the Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is served by Berlin S-Bahn lines S2, S25, and S26. Priesterweg station is situated 440 metres northeast of Wilhelm Foerster Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berlin-Südende and Künstlerkolonie.
Künstlerkolonie
Neighborhood
Rote Insel
Quarter
Rote Insel is the name colloquially given to a neighborhood in the Schöneberg district of the German capital, Berlin. As such, the neighborhood is part of Berlin's 7th administrative borough, Tempelhof-Schöneberg. Rote Insel is situated 3 km north of Wilhelm Foerster Observatory.
Wilhelm Foerster Observatory
- Categories: public observatory, building, tourism, observatory, and tourist attraction
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.45741° or 52° 27′ 27″ north
Longitude
13.35129° or 13° 21′ 5″ east
Operator
Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte e.V. Berlin
Open location code
9F4MF942+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Wilhelm Foerster Observatory” goes by many names.
- German: “Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte”
- German: “Wilhelm-Förster-Sternwarte”
- Romanian: “Observatorul Wilhelm Foerster”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Вільгельма Ферстера”
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