Volkssternwarte Wetterau, Bad Nauheim

Name: Volkssternwarte Wetterau
Address: Bad Nauheim, Germany

#4 among attractions in Bad Nauheim

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The Volkssternwarte Wetterau is an observatory maintained by an amateur astronomical association. It is located on the Johannisberg on the western outskirts of Bad Nauheim in central Hesse. The name refers to the surrounding landscape Wetterau. Since April 24, 2010, the observatory's planetary walkway has been completed, extending from Goldstein Park to here.

Coordinates: 50°21'54"N, 8°43'38"E

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Bad Nauheim Germany

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Volkssternwarte Wetterau – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hausberg, Stadtkirche 'Unserer Lieben Frau', Usa-Wellenbad, Museum Butzbach.

5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hausberg
150 min walk • Hausberg holds its charm for those who seek the tranquility and beauty of the Bavarian countryside. Hausberg is a hill that offers a serene escape from the bustling city life and provides a picturesque backdrop to the quaint villages that dot the region.
2.3 miSE
Church
Stadtkirche 'Unserer Lieben Frau', Friedberg
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1.1 miSE
50°21'15"N • 8°44'48"E
Usa-Wellenbad, Bad Nauheim
30 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
5.3 miNW
50°25'59"N • 8°40'25"E
Museum Butzbach, Butzbach
134 min walk • Town, Nightlife, Cinema
5.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Römerkastell Kapersburg
138 min walk • The former Roman Limes fort of Kapersburg in the Taunus region is one of the best preserved Roman military sites of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes. It housed the Numerus Nidensium, an auxiliary force long erroneously believed to have been...
2.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Historische Mikwe / Judenbad, Friedberg
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2.7 miSE
Church
Church of the Holy Spirit, Friedberg
68 min walk • The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in the city of Friedberg is part of the parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and includes a sacred space dedicated to the Holy Spirit and a baptistery.
0.8 miE
50°22'4"N • 8°44'44"E
Theater am Park, Bad Nauheim
21 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Landgrafenschloss, Butzbach
134 min walk • Heskie Landgraph Castle in Butzbach - a medieval castle in Butzbach, Germany, in the Hesse trade union country. At the beginning of the 17th century, expanded and rebuilt into the Renaissance residence by Landgraf Hesja-Butzbach by...
6 miNW
Church
Ev. Kirche Hausen-Oes
154 min walk • The Evangelical Church in Hausen-Oes, a district of Butzbach in the Wetterau district in Central Hesse, is a small hall church built in 1859/1860 in place of a medieval predecessor building.
2.6 miN
50°24'1"N • 8°44'50"E
Rosenmuseum, Bad Nauheim
66 min walk • Garden, Park, Museum

Volkssternwarte Wetterau, Bad Nauheim

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Volkssternwarte Wetterau – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)