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he Botanical garden
of the University of Wroclaw is an "alive museum" but also a scientific
and didactic centre, and the favorite place of the citizens to rest. It
was established in 1811 on the terrains adjacent to the buildings of
Ostrow Tumski, formed after the demolition of the municipal
fortifications and covering up the northern branch of the Oder, after
which the pond was left in the garden.
There is only one older botanical garden
in Poland, the one in Cracow. Initially the surface of the Garden
occupied around 5 hectares, and in 1933 it was widened about the
neighboring terrain of the cemetery. In the time of the siege of Wroclaw
during the World War II the Germans organized a base of anti-aircraft
artillery and the storage of ammunition, so it was heavily shot. During
the 50's while cleaning the garden pond numerous unexploded bombs were
found on the bottom. During the defense of Wroclaw glasshouses and about
50% of the forest stand was destroyed.
Today, the area of the Garden comprises 7,4 hectares (and 0,33 under
the glass). Around 7,5 thousand species of plants grows there (counting
various numbers of it's varieties this number equals 11,5 thousand).
Beside the exposition of plants in the Garden one can admire the sectional view of the Wałbrzych's
deposits of coal on the terrain of the alpinum. Petrified imprints of
the extinct plants were put into a composition in the exposition,
petrified tree stems, etc. 27 trees from the growing on the terrain of
the Garden were recognized as monuments of nature, while the Garden
itself was written on the list of relics of Lower Silesia. The
composition of the Garden is also enriched by a beautiful Arboretum
situated in Wojslawice near Wroclaw, which is particularly worth seeing
in the breakthrough of May and June, in the time of blooming of
rhododendrons and azaleas.
Open for sightseeing: depending on the weather not later than 1 April till 30 November. Opening hours: 8.00–18.00, glasshouses 10.00–18.00, The Nature Panorama 10.00–14.00, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 10.00–16.00 (shows every half hour).
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