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Observatories in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 22 observatories on the map. 21 watch the night sky. 1 watches something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. The earliest was founded 1897. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.
OBSERVATORIES22
OLDEST FOUNDED1897
NOT WATCHING STARS1
By what they watch
Astronomical21 · 95%
Geo & magnetic1 · 5%
Notable observatories in Bulgaria
A representative mix — the specialised sciences first, then the earliest sites by founding year.
Geo/magneticPanagjurishte Magnetic Observatory
AstronomicalSofia University Astronomical Observatory1897
AstronomicalYuri Gagarin National Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium1961
AstronomicalGiordano Bruno National Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium1962
AstronomicalAstronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus"1968
AstronomicalPlana Geodetic Observatory1969
AstronomicalSmolyan Planetarium1975
AstronomicalRozhen Observatory1981
AstronomicalAstronomical observatory Gabrovo1984
AstronomicalBasic Environmental Observatory - Musala1999
AstronomicalNational Astronomical Observatory "Galileo Galilei"1999
AstronomicalAstronomical Center of Shumen University1999
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