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Observatories in Slovakia

Slovakia has 13 observatories on the map. 12 watch the night sky. 1 watches something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. The earliest was founded 1871. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

OBSERVATORIES13
OLDEST FOUNDED1871
NOT WATCHING STARS1

By what they watch

Astronomical12 · 92%
Geo & magnetic1 · 8%

Notable observatories in Slovakia

A representative mix — the specialised sciences first, then the earliest sites by founding year.

Geo/magneticHurbanovo Magnetic Observatory
AstronomicalSlovak Central Observatory Hurbanovo1871
AstronomicalHvezdáreň, observatórium1900
AstronomicalAstronomical observatory1932
AstronomicalLomnický Štít Observatory1939
AstronomicalSkalnate Pleso observatory1943
AstronomicalObservatory of Maximilian Hell, Žiar nad Hronom1973
AstronomicalStara Lesna observatory
AstronomicalObservatory in Banská Bystrica
AstronomicalModra Observatory
AstronomicalPartizanske observatory
AstronomicalKYSUCE observatory

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