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 the forest Bois d’en bas.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
Saints-Pierre-et-Paul parish church is situated 2 km northeast of Astronomical observatory.
Saint-Sébastien chapel
Church
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
Hamlet
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
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″ northLongitude
7.13937° or 7° 8′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FR9Q46Q+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 591400708OpenStreetMap feature
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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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