Radioteleskop Effelsberg, Bad Münstereifel

Name: Radioteleskop Effelsberg
Address: Max-Planck-Str. 28, Bad Münstereifel, 53902, Germany
Telephone: +49 2257 3010

#7 among attractions in Bad Münstereifel

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Radioteleskop Effelsberg, Bad Münstereifel

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Facts and practical information

The Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope is a radio telescope in the Ahr Hills in Bad Münstereifel, Germany. For 29 years the Effelsberg Radio Telescope was the largest fully steerable radio telescope on Earth, surpassing the Lovell Telescope in the UK. In 2000, it was surpassed by the Green Bank Observatory's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, US, which has a slightly larger elliptical 100 by 110-metre aperture. The telescope is part of the Event Horizon Telescope, and in part made the first picture of a Supermassive black hole ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°31'30"N, 6°53'1"E

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Max-Planck-Str. 28Bad Münstereifel 53902 Germany

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+49 2257 3010

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Day trips

Radioteleskop Effelsberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Teufelsley, Are Castle, Tomburg Castle, Michelsberg.

5.8 miSE
Climbing, Natural attraction, Mountain
Teufelsley
148 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscapes of Germany, Teufelsley emerges as a climbing enthusiast's haven. This climbing spot, characterized by its natural rock formations, offers a unique and challenging experience for both beginners and seasoned climbers.
4.9 miE
View point, Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Are Castle, Altenahr
126 min walk • Are Castle is the ruin of a hill castle that stands at a height of 240 m above sea level above the village of Altenahr in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built around 1100 by Count Dietrich I of Are and is first recorded in 1121.
6.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Tomburg Castle
160 min walk • Tomburg Castle, perched atop a volcanic cone in the Rheinbach forest of Germany, is a historic site that offers a glimpse into the medieval past. Though now in ruins, the castle's remnants still convey its former grandeur and strategic importance.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Michelsberg
70 min walk • The Michelsberg, at 586.1 m above sea level, is the highest point in the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
5.2 miW
Ruins
Felsennest, Bad Münstereifel
133 min walk • At the start of the Western European campaign of 1940, the Felsennest was the codename for one of Hitler's Führer Headquarters near Bad Münstereifel, Germany. It was much more cramped than Adolf Hitler's other field bunkers, having only four rooms.
5.7 miW
50°33'21"N • 6°45'46"E
Hürten Heimatmuseum, Bad Münstereifel
146 min walk • Museum
5.6 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Pharmacy Museum, Bad Münstereifel
144 min walk • The pharmacy museum in Bad Münstereifel displays materials from the 19th and 20th centuries in a functioning pharmacy, for example, an officina, laboratory, materials chamber, herb cabinet, herb garden, etc. The shelves date back to 1806.
4.1 miSW
Mountain
Kopnück, Bad Münstereifel
106 min walk • The Kopnück is a hill, 514.4 m above sea level, in the northern Ahr Hills, a region within the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near the village of Kop Nück in the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Steinbachtalsperre
131 min walk • The Steinbachtal Dam is a dam in the city of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia south of Euskirchen-Kirchheim.
6.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Arloff Castle
161 min walk • Arloff Castle is on the river Erft in the village of Arloff, part of the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the county of Euskirchen, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochthürmerberg
28 min walk • The Hochthürmerberg, is a hill, 499.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel region. It is situated in the county of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia near the state border with Rhineland-Palatinate in Deutschland.