Ljubljana Botanical Garden
| University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden | |
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| Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani | |
 Beds with an overview of the plant system | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 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 (Template:Lang-sl), officially the University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden ([Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), is the central Slovenian botanical garden, the oldest botanical garden in Southeastern Europe,[1] and one of the oldest cultural, scientific, and educational organisations in Slovenia.[2] Its headquarters are located in the Rudnik District of Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, at Ig Street ([Ižanska cesta] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) along the Gruber Canal to the southeast of the Castle Hill.[2] The garden started operating under the leadership of Franc Hladnik in 1810, when Ljubljana was the capital of the Illyrian Provinces.[2] It is thus an averagely old European botanical garden.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Botanični vrt v Ljubljani - 200 let neprekinjenega delovanja". Kamra (in Slovenian). Celje Central Library. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e Hribar, Matjaž. "Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani". 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 [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 June 2012.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Bavcon, Jože (2010). "Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani – 200 let" (PDF). Acta Biologica Slovenica (in Slovenian and English). 53 (1): 3–33. ISSN 1408-3671.
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External links
- University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana
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