Starkenburg Observatory
The Starkenburg Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members. The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress.Photo: Poisend-Ivy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@starkenburg-sternwarte.de
- Type: Observatory
- Description: Observatory in Heppenheim, Germany
- Address: Starkenburgweg 41, Heppenheim, 64646
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Starkenburg and Freilichtbühne Heppenheim.
Starkenburg
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Starkenburg is a castle, which is situated 290 metres west of Starkenburg Observatory.
Freilichtbühne Heppenheim
Theater building
Photo: Jürgen Hamann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freilichtbühne Heppenheim is a theater building, which is situated 660 metres south of Starkenburg Observatory.
Wasserschöpp bei Unter-Hambach
Nature reserve
Photo: René Schröder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wasserschöpp bei Unter-Hambach is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unter-Hambach and Ober-Hambach.
Ober-Hambach
Neighborhood
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ober-Hambach is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Starkenburg Observatory.
Laudenbach
Village
Photo: Spacefrank, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Laudenbach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Laudenbach is situated 4 km south of Starkenburg Observatory.
Starkenburg Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, public observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Heppenheim, Bergstraße, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.64692° or 49° 38′ 49″ northLongitude
8.65201° or 8° 39′ 7″ eastElevation
240 metres (787 feet)Operator
Starkenburg-Sternwarte e.V.Open location code
8FXCJMW2+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 88717723OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q537820
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Satellite Map
Discover Starkenburg Observatory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Starkenburg Observatory” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Շտրակենբուրգի աստղադիտարան”
- Dutch: “Starkenburg Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ستاركينبرج”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio de Starkenburg”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Starkenburg”
- French: “observatoire de Starkenburg”
- French: “Observatoire de Starkenburg”
- French: “Starkenburg Observatory”
- German: “Starkenburg-Sternwarte”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Starkenburg”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Starkenburg”
- Japanese: “シュタルケンブルク天文台”
- Russian: “Starkenburg-Sternwarte”
- Russian: “Штаркенбургская обсерватория”
- Swedish: “Starkenburg-observatoriet”
- Urdu: “اسٹارکنبرگ رصدگاہ”
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Highlights include Schloßberg and Bergfried.
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