Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte
Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte is an observatory in Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which is located on Wallneyer Straße. Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte is situated near the heritage site Fachwerkhaus, as well as near the valley Wolfsbachtal.- Email: vorstand@walter-hohmann-sternwarte.de
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Sternwarte Schuir”
- Address: Wallneyer Straße 157-161, Essen, 45133
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Haus Schuir and Folkwang University of the Arts.
Haus Schuir
Heritage site
Haus Schuir is a heritage site, which is situated 730 metres west of Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte.
Folkwang University of the Arts
University
The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Folkwang University of the Arts is situated 2 km southeast of Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte.
Haus Heck
Community center
Haus Heck is a community center, which is situated 1½ km east of Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schuir and Werden.
Werden
Suburb
Werden is a southern borough of the city of Essen in Germany. It belongs to the city district IX Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney and has 9,998 inhabitants as of June 30, 2006.
Margarethenhöhe
Suburb
Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte
- Categories: public observatory, tourism, and observatory
- Location: Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Essen, Düsseldorf, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.39438° or 51° 23′ 40″ north
Longitude
6.9787° or 6° 58′ 43″ east
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Established
1969
Operator
Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte Essen e.V.
Open location code
9F389XVH+PF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Turkish—“Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Walter Hohmann”
- German: “Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte”
- Turkish: “Walter Hohmann Gözlemevi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte and Fachwerkhaus.
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