Tartu Observatory
Tartu Observatory is an university in Tõravere alevik, Nõo Parish, Tartu. Tartu Observatory is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint The scale of Solar System planet dimensions, as well as near NG yellow window: Tõravere.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tartu Observatory and Tõravere railway stop.
Tartu Observatory
Public building
Photo: Oth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tartu Observatory is the largest astronomical observatory in Estonia. On 1 January 2018, Tartu Observatory was joined again to the University of Tartu, and the observatory is now an institute of the university.
Tõravere railway stop
Railway stop
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tõravere railway stop is situated 1 km southeast of Tartu Observatory.
Meeri manor house
Manor estate
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Meeri manor house is a manor estate, which is situated 3 km north of Tartu Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tõravere and Voika.
Tõravere
Village
Photo: Oth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tõravere is a small borough in Nõo Parish, Tartu County, in southern Estonia. It is located about 5 km northeast of the town of Elva and about 20 km southwest of the city of Tartu.
Elva
Town
Photo: Geonarva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elva is a town in Elva Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. Elva has two large lakes: Lake Verevi, with a sandy and well-developed beach area that is very popular in the summer, and Lake Arbi, with wet reed grown shores. Elva is situated 6 km southwest of Tartu Observatory.
Tartu Observatory
- Type: University
- Also known as: “Astrofüüsika ja Atmosfäärifüüsika Instituut”, “Tartu observatoorium”, “Tartu Ülikooli Tartu observatoorium”, and “Tõravere observatoorium”
- Category: education
- Location: Tõravere alevik, Nõo Parish, Tartu, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.26539° or 58° 15′ 55″ northLongitude
26.46519° or 26° 27′ 55″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Inception
1973Open location code
9GC87F88+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 666653997OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Tartu Observatory” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Tarton observatorio”
- French: “Observatoire de Tartu”
- Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο Τάρτου”
- Hungarian: “Tartui Obszervatórium”
- Lithuanian: “Tartu observatorija”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium w Tartu”
- Romanian: “Observatorul Tartu”
- Russian: “Тартуская обсерватория”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Tartu”
- Ukrainian: “Тартуська обсерваторія”
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