The Geodetic Observatory Wettzell is operated by the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG). The station is located at Bad Kötzting on an extensive saddle in the low mountain range of the Bavarian Forest at about 600 m above sea level. The average annual rainfall is 820 mm and the average annual temperature is 8 ° C. The soils are mainly brown earth, with the pseudoeye occasionally occur in the lowlands. The soils are sandy-loamy with a high skeleton content. Land use is characterized by grassland and forest use.

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Geodetic Center Wettzell. The reputation of this facility is as small as the village is. It is one of the most important of its kind worldwide.

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At the geodetic observatory, measurements on satellites and radio stars are carried out in order to permanently observe the positions of points on earth and the position and orientation of the earth in space.

These huge telescopes alone are worth driving there and looking at them!

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