Ždánice Observatory, Astronomical observatory in Ždánice, Czech Republic.

Hvězdárna a planetárium Oldřicha Kotíka is an astronomical facility in Ždánice, South Moravia, completed in 1965. It has two domes for observation, with a 40 cm telescope in the main one, and between them an 8 m planetarium. The town of Ždánice is its founder, and Karel Trutnovský is its head.

Construction of the observatory building began in 1958 and was completed in 1965. From 1976 to 1987 Jindřich Šilhán worked here; the Czech Astronomical Society's annual Jindřich Šilhán Award for Variable Star Observer of the Year is named after him. A planetarium was added in 1988, and the facility closed at the end of the 1990s. The town of Ždánice bought it in 2016 for 4.4 million CZK and reopened it in 2019 after partial repairs.

The observatory is named after Oldřich Kotík, and its planetarium hall, added in 1988, served at first only as a lecture room without projection equipment. Between 1976 and 1987 Jindřich Šilhán worked here; the Czech Astronomical Society's annual Jindřich Šilhán Award for Variable Star Observer of the Year now bears his name.

The observatory stands in Ždánice in South Moravia, with two domes and an 8 m planetarium hall between them; the main dome holds a 40 cm telescope. The town of Ždánice owns the facility and Karel Trutnovský leads it. After a partial renovation with new central heating, a lift and step-free access, it reopened in 2019; reconstruction work has continued since.

The observatory is named after Oldřich Kotík, and its planetarium hall, added in 1988, had no projection equipment at first and served only as a lecture room. Between 1976 and 1987 Jindřich Šilhán worked here; the Czech Astronomical Society's annual Jindřich Šilhán Award for Variable Star Observer of the Year is named after him.