Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam is a German research institute. It is the successor of the Berlin Observatory founded in 1700 and of the Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam founded in 1874.- Type: Research institute
- Description: research facility for astrophysics
- Also known as: “AIP” and “Leibniz AIP Potsdam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Babelsberg Palace and Jagdschloss Glienicke.
Babelsberg Palace
Photo: PodracerHH, CC BY 3.0.
Babelsberg Palace lies in the eponymous park and quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin. For over 50 years it was the summer residence of Prince William, later German Emperor William I and King of Prussia and his wife, Augusta of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Babelsberg Palace is situated 720 metres west of Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam.
Jagdschloss Glienicke
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jagdschloss Glienicke is a hunting lodge in the Berlin district of Wannsee near Glienicke Bridge. Babelsberg and Glienicke Palace can be seen nearby. Originally constructed in the late 17th century and expanded in the mid-1800s, the castle is part of the… Jagdschloss Glienicke is situated 740 metres northwest of Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam.
Glienicke Bridge
Photo: DrTorstenHenning, Public domain.
The Glienicke Bridge is a bridge across the Havel River in Germany, connecting the Wannsee district of Berlin with the Brandenburg capital, Potsdam. It is named after nearby Glienicke Palace. Glienicke Bridge is situated 1¼ km northwest of Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neubabelsberg and Zentrum Ost.
Steinstücken
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Steinstücken, with approximately 300 residents, is a small outlying neighborhood of the Wannsee district in the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. From the division of Germany in 1949 until a connecting corridor was created in 1971–72, Steinstücken was… Steinstücken is situated 2½ km southeast of Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam.
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
- Categories: astronomical observatory, foundation, nonprofit organization, and education
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.40521° or 52° 24′ 19″ northLongitude
13.10295° or 13° 6′ 11″ eastInception
1913Open location code
9F4MC443+35OpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=research_instituteWikidata ID
Q662864
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معهد ليبنيز للفيزياء الفلكية بوتسدام”
- Catalan: “Institut d’Astrofísica de Potsdam”
- Chinese: “波茨坦天体物理天文台”
- Chinese: “波茨坦天文臺”
- Chinese: “波茨坦天體物理天文臺”
- Chinese: “波茨坦萊布尼茲天文物理研究所”
- Chinese: “莱布尼茨天体物理研究所”
- Chinese: “萊布尼茨天體物理研究所”
- Dutch: “Leibniz Instituut voor Astrofysica Potsdam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معهد لايبنيز للفيزياء الفلكيه بوتسدام”
- Esperanto: “Lejbnic-Instituto por Astrofiziko”
- Estonian: “Leibnizi astrofüüsika instituut”
- Finnish: “Potsdamin astrofysiikan instituutti”
- French: “Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam”
- French: “Institut Leibniz d’astrophysique de Potsdam”
- French: “Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam”
- Galician: “Instituto de Astrofísica de Potsdam”
- German: “AIP”
- German: “Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam”
- German: “Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam”
- Hebrew: “מכון לייבניץ לאסטרופיזיקה פוטסדאם”
- Italian: “Istituto Leibniz per l’astrofisica di Potsdam”
- Japanese: “ポツダム天体物理天文台”
- Japanese: “ポツダム天文物理学研究所”
- Portuguese: “Instituto Leibniz de Astrofísica de Potsdam”
- Russian: “Бабельсбергская обсерватория”
- Russian: “Потсдамская астрофизическая обсерватория”
- Russian: “Потсдамская обсерватория”
- Russian: “Потсдамский астрофизический институт”
- Slovak: “Babelsberg Observatorium”
- Slovenian: “AIP”
- Slovenian: “Astrofizikalni inštitut Potsdam”
- Slovenian: “Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam”
- Slovenian: “Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam”
- Slovenian: “Leibnizov inštitut za astrofiziko v Potsdamu”
- Spanish: “Instituto de Astrofisica de Potsdam”
- Spanish: “Instituto de Astrofísica de Potsdam”
- Spanish: “Instituto Leibniz de Astrofísica de Potsdam”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronomico de Potsdam”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico de Potsdam”
- Swedish: “Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam”
- Ukrainian: “Бабельсберзька обсерваторія”
- Ukrainian: “Потсдамський астрофізичний інститут Лейбніца”
- Urdu: “لیبنز انسٹی ٹیوٹ فار ایسٹروفیزکس پوٹسڈیم”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) Library and Riehl House.
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