ATLAS · OBSERVATORIES · DENMARK
Observatories in Denmark
Denmark has 13 observatories on the map. 9 watch the night sky. 4 watch something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. The earliest was founded 1861. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.
OBSERVATORIES13
OLDEST FOUNDED1861
NOT WATCHING STARS4
By what they watch
Astronomical9 · 69%
Geo & magnetic1 · 8%
Nature & bird3 · 23%
Notable observatories in Denmark
A representative mix — the specialised sciences first, then the earliest sites by founding year.
NatureBlåvand Fuglestation1963
NatureCristiansø Feltstation
NatureVogelstation Gedser
Geo/magneticBrorfelde Magnetic Observatory
AstronomicalØstervold Observatory1861
AstronomicalN.P. Wieth-Knudsen Observatory1959
AstronomicalUrania Observatory1988
AstronomicalSamsø Observatorium2009
AstronomicalMontebelloobservatoriet
AstronomicalBrorfelde Observatory
AstronomicalHoustrup observatory
AstronomicalObservatorium Tusculanum
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