Jibou Botanical Garden
| Vasile Fati Botanical Garden | |
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| Grădina Botanică „Vasile Fati” | |
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| Type | Botanical garden, public park |
| Location | Park Street 14, Jibou, Sălaj County, Romania |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Elevation | 272 m[1] |
| Created | 1968 |
| Founder | Vasile Fati |
| Operated by | Jibou Institute of Biological Research |
| Status | Open all year |
| Website | www |
The Jibou Botanical Garden (Template:Lang-ro), now named after its founder, Vasile Fati (1932-2007), is a botanical garden located in Jibou, Romania.
The Botanical Garden is situated in the north-east side of Jibou, on the second bank of Someș River. The Botanical Garden has a surface of 25 acres (10 ha) and has been arranged inside the architectural ensemble at the Wesselényi residence beginning with the year 1968.[2]
History
The works for the organization of the Botanical Garden from Jibou started between the years 1959-1968, when Vasile Fati (1932-2007), a biology teacher, with the students and with the other teachers manages to prove that the parks around Wesselényi Castle, where the high school was functioning is appropriate for a botanical garden.
Between the years 1968-1970 the first greenhouse of 110 square meters was built. Between the years 1978-1982, the two greenhouses were built, the aquarium and the volar. The Botanical Garden “Vasile Fati” in incorporated in the Botanical Gardens' Association from Romania (B.G.A.R) with the other botanical gardens.[3]
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References
- ^ "Prezentare geografică". Grădina Botanică - Jibou. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08.
- ^ "Jibou". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-19.