Bochum Observatory, Bochum

Name: Bochum Observatory
Address: 200a Blankensteiner Straße, Bochum, Germany
Telephone: +49 234 47711

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Bochum Observatory, often known in Bochum as Cape Kaminski is a research institute in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The institution came into being through a private initiative. Its main areas of interest are in radio astronomy and environmental research. ()

Local name: Sternwarte Bochum Established: 1946 (78 years ago)Coordinates: 51°25'36"N, 7°11'38"E

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200a Blankensteiner StraßeBochum Südwest (Weitmar)Bochum Germany

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+49 234 47711

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Bochum Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Reschop Carré, Burg Blankenstein, Zeche Bochum, Prinzregenttheater.

2.1 miS
51°23'52"N • 7°10'53"E
Reschop Carré, Hattingen
53 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.1 miSE
Forts and castles, Historical place, View point
Burg Blankenstein, Hattingen
54 min walk • Blankenstein Castle is a castle located on the south side of the river Ruhr in Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. May 12, 1226 Adolf I, Count of the Mark, gave the order to build the castle.
2 miNE
Music venue
Zeche Bochum, Bochum
51 min walk • Zeche Bochum is a live music venue located in Bochum, Germany. It opened in 1981 and has hosted notable artists such as Tina Turner, R.E.M. Duran Duran and Depeche Mode.
2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Prinzregenttheater, Bochum
51 min walk • Prinz-Regent-Theater is a theatre in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1.2 miS
Museum
FEUER.WEHRK - Das Feuerwehrmuseum, Hattingen
32 min walk • The Westphalian Fire Brigade Museum is a German fire department museum. It is located in Hattingen on the site of the former Henrichshütte.
2 miS
51°23'52"N • 7°11'1"E
Museum im Bügeleisenhaus, Hattingen
53 min walk • History museum, Museum
2.8 miE
51°25'42"N • 7°15'29"E
Bochumer Golf Club e.V., Bochum
71 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
2 miW
Neighbourhood
Dahlhausen, Bochum
52 min walk • Dahlhausen is a South-Western district of the city of Bochum in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It borders Essen and Hattingen. A large part of the border of Dahlhausen is formed by the river Ruhr. South of the Ruhr is the district of Burgaltendorf of the city of Essen. Dahlhausen houses the well known railway museum of Dahlhausen.
2 miS
Church
Sankt-Georg, Hattingen
52 min walk • St. George's Lutheran Church is a church building in Hattingen. It is located in the historic city center on the church square. The parish belongs to the church district of Hattingen-Witten, Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
1.9 miE
Church
Dorfkirche Stiepel, Bochum
50 min walk • The Protestant Stiepel Village Church, located in the south of Bochum in the district of Stiepel, is a cultural monument of the Ruhr region, which, with its history of over a thousand years, is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Bochum.
2.1 miW
Historical place, Bridge
Schwimmbrücke Dahlhausen, Bochum
53 min walk • The Schwimmbrücke Dahlhausen is a pedestrian and road bridge over the Ruhr River on the city border between Bochum and Hattingen. Its northeastern half lies in the Bochum district of Dahlhausen, its southwestern half in the Hattingen district ...