| University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden | |
|---|---|
| Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani | |
 Beds with an overview of the plant system | |
| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 46°02′26″N 14°30′52″E / 46.0405°N 14.5145°E / 46.0405; 14.5145 |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| Created | 1810 |
| Operated by | University of Ljubljana, Biotehnical faculty |
| Open | all year |
| Website | www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com |
The Ljubljana Botanical Garden (Slovene: Ljubljanski botanični vrt), officially the University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden (Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani), is the central Slovenian botanical garden, the oldest botanical garden in Southeastern Europe, and one of the oldest cultural, scientific, and educational organisations in Slovenia. Its headquarters are located in the Rudnik District of Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, at Ig Street (Ižanska cesta) along the Gruber Canal to the southeast of Castle Hill. The garden started operating under the leadership of Franc Hladnik in 1810, when Ljubljana was the capital of the Illyrian Provinces. It is thus an averagely old European botanical garden. The institution is a member of the international network Botanic Gardens Conservation International and cooperates with more than 270 botanical gardens all across the world. Of over 4,500 plant species and subspecies that grow on 2 hectares (4.9 acres), roughly a third is endemic to Slovenia, whereas the rest originate from other European places and other continents.
References
- "Botanični vrt v Ljubljani - 200 let neprekinjenega delovanja" [The Ljubljana Botanical Garden - 200 Years of Uninterrupted Operation]. Kamra (in Slovenian). Celje Central Library. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Hribar, Matjaž. "Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani" [Botanical Garden of the University of Ljubljana]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- Bavcon, Jože (2010). "Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani – 200 let" [University Botanic Gardens Ljubljana – 200 Years] (PDF). Acta Biologica Slovenica (in Slovenian and English). 53 (1): 3–33. doi:10.14720/abs.53.1.15370. ISSN 1408-3671. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19.
External links
- University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana
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