Merate Astronomical Observatory

#1109 among destinations in Italy

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Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate, Italy. It has housed a 1-meter Zeiss telescope since 1926. ()

Local name: Telescopio Zeiss di Merate Coordinates: 45°42'22"N, 9°25'42"E

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LombardyItaly

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Nearby attractions include: Palazzo Prinetti, Lago di Sartirana, Sanctuary of Madonna del Bosco, Imbersago, Robbiate.

0.8 miSW
Palace
Palazzo Prinetti, Merate
21 min walk • The Palazzo Prinetti is a palace located in the town of Merate, in the Province of Lecco, in the Region of Lombardy, Italy. The palace, also known as Castello di Merate was built initially by Archbishop Ariberto d'Intimiano as a moated castle, but destroyed in 1275 during the civil wars involving Visconti and Della Torre.
0.7 miN
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Lago di Sartirana, Merate
19 min walk • Lago di Sartirana is a lake in the Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. Its surface area is 0.098 km².
0.9 miNE
Church
Sanctuary of Madonna del Bosco, Imbersago
23 min walk • The Sanctuary of the Madonna del Bosco is a Roman Catholic sanctuary church outside of Imbersago, province of Lecco, region of Lombardy, Italy.
1.2 miSE
Locality
Robbiate
32 min walk • Robbiate is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,333 and an area of 4.7 square kilometres.