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Old Observatory Gotha

Old Observatory Gotha

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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1. Seeberg Ridge Trail – View of Siebleben from Seeberg loop from Gotha

16.1km

04:25

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Seeberg Ridge Trail – View of Siebleben from Seeberg loop from Seebergen

12.5km

03:27

200m

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3. Seeberg Ridge Trail – View of Siebleben from Seeberg loop from Siedlung Mittelhausen

5.69km

01:31

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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August 18, 2020

From 1787 to 1791, the Seeberg observatory was built on the western slope of the Seeberg, still in the urban area of Gotha, under Duke Ernst II. The scientific management was initially with Franz Xaver von Zach. His successors were Bernhard August von Lindenau, Johann Franz Encke and Peter Andreas Hansen. In 1839 he left Seeberg as director at the time. He saved some of the instruments in the new observatory in Gothaer Jägerstraße (see Gotha observatory). The dilapidated Seeberg observatory served as a restaurant until a fire in 1901. Today, two memorial plaques in the grounds of the "Alte Sternwarte" restaurant, newly built in 1904, commemorate the founder of the Seeberg observatory, Duke Ernst II. And its first director, Franz Xaver von Zach. (Wikipedia)

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Uta Rö

October 24, 2020

restaurant open daily
behind playground

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June 15, 2023

Formerly a restaurant and disco. Unfortunately closed today. Hopefully a tenant will soon be found for this beautiful property.

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

Old Observatory Gotha

1. Seeberg Ridge Trail – View of Siebleben from Seeberg loop from Gotha

2. Seeberg Ridge Trail – View of Siebleben from Seeberg loop from Seebergen

3. Seeberg Ridge Trail – View of Siebleben from Seeberg loop from Siedlung Mittelhausen

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