--- title: "Scultetus Observatory (Scultetus-Sternwarte), Görlitz" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/poi/scultetus-observatory-scultetus-sternwarte-goerlitz" description: "The astronomical traditions of Görlitz date back to the Renaissance. The clocks on the town hall tower, the house of Bartholomäus Scultetus in Peterstrasse and the sundial on St. Peter's Church are all evidence of this. The Augustum Gymnasium on Klosterplatz is also part of this long tradition. The tower there has housed an observatory since 1856. This means that Görlitz has one of the oldest school observatories in Germany. It was moved to Görlitz-Biesnitz, at the foot of the Landeskrone, in 1971. An observatory with a planetarium was built here between 1967 and 1989. It is the only one in Lower Silesia and one of the largest in Saxony.The Scultetus Observatory in Görlitz has extensive observation technology in two observation domes and buildings. The most impressive device is a 40 cm mirror telescope with a length of two meters. The heart of the facility is the planetarium, under whose 8 m dome there is space for over 80 people. Visitors are always fascinated by the brilliance of the artificial starry sky. Smaller groups in particular experience an atmospheric, individual atmosphere. During the presentation, visitors can speak directly to the speaker and thus learn interesting facts about the sun, moon, planets and constellations in an easy-to-understand manner, regardless of the weather. Of course, visitors are also informed about the city's astronomical sights, from the clocks to the meridian stone." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2719242/2a7e9220771ff3fb07074b39c4549b4b5a3675916f5cf0bcb64a90c2a743dd74/sternwarte-g-rlitz.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Scultetus Observatory (Scultetus-Sternwarte), Görlitz ===================================================== - Observatory Observatory and planetarium The astronomical traditions of Görlitz date back to the Renaissance. The clocks on the town hall tower, the house of Bartholomäus Scultetus in Peterstrasse and the sundial on St. Peter's Church are all evidence of this. The Augustum Gymnasium on Klosterplatz is also part of this long tradition. The tower there has housed an observatory since 1856. This means that Görlitz has one of the oldest school observatories in Germany. It was moved to Görlitz-Biesnitz, at the foot of the Landeskrone, in 1971. An observatory with a planetarium was built here between 1967 and 1989. It is the only one in Lower Silesia and one of the largest in Saxony.The Scultetus Observatory in Görlitz has extensive observation technology in two observation domes and buildings. The most impressive device is a 40 cm mirror telescope with a length of two meters. The heart of the facility is the planetarium, under whose 8 m dome there is space for over 80 people. Visitors are always fascinated by the brilliance of the artificial starry sky. Smaller groups in particular experience an atmospheric, individual atmosphere. During the presentation, visitors can speak directly to the speaker and thus learn interesting facts about the sun, moon, planets and constellations in an easy-to-understand manner, regardless of the weather. Of course, visitors are also informed about the city's astronomical sights, from the clocks to the meridian stone. Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Public lectures and events always on the first Saturday of the month, 07:00 p.m. further information at: https://www.goerlitzer-sternfreunde.de/de/ Read more Price info Admission prices for planetarium events Adults: 5,- € Children, pupils: 3,- € (from 5 years) Read more Directions & Parking facilities Anreise via Promenadenstraße Parken Parking is possible directly at the observatory (limited) or in Promenadenstraße. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel From the railway station take tram line 2 in the direction of Landeskrone to the "Grundstraße" stop. Further information at: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/de/ Read more Author Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH Organization Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz License (master data) Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interestCC-BY-SAArchiv TVV/S. Theilig | - Observatory CC-BY-SAArchiv TVV/M.Fuchs | - Observatory CC-BYTobias Kascha | - Observatory Contact An der Sternwarte 02827 Görlitz