Astronomical observatory

Astronomical observatory is a building in Bois d’Amont, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg which is located on Route du Petit-Ependes. Astronomical observatory is situated nearby to Observatory Naef Épendes, as well as near Sentier planétaire : Neptune.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Observatory Naef Épendes and Saints-Pierre-et-Paul parish church.

Observatory Naef Épendes

Observatory

Photo: Martignoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Observatory Robert A. Naef is an astronomical observatory located at Épendes, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland at 7.13938 degrees east of Greenwich and 46.76236 degrees north latitude.

Saints-Pierre-et-Paul parish church

Church

Photo: Ribereth, CC0.

Saints-Pierre-et-Paul parish church is situated 2 km northeast of Astronomical observatory.

Saint-Sébastien chapel

Church

Photo: Ribereth, CC0.

Saint-Sébastien chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Astronomical observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Épendes and Sales.

Épendes

Village

Photo: Mathieuclement, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Épendes is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Spinz. In 1977, the former municipality of Sales merged into Épendes.

Sales is a village and former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1082 as Sala. The municipality had 114 inhabitants in 1811, which went up and down to 191 in 1850, 160 in 1870, 226 in 1920, 175 in 1930, 213 in 1941 and 153 in 1970.

Marly

Village

Photo: Ribereth, CC0.

Marly is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Mertenlach, but this is no longer common, although still in regional use.

Astronomical observatory

Type: Building
Address: Route du Petit-Ependes 45, Ependes (FR), 1731
Location: Bois d’Amont, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.76238° or 46° 45′ 45″ north

Longitude

7.13937° or 7° 8′ 22″ east

Open location code

8FR9Q46Q+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 591400708

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Astronomical observatory” goes by many names.

French: “Observatoire astronomique”
German: “Sternwarte”

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Highlights include Sentier planétaire : Neptune and Pluto.

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