📜 The Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, established in 1901, is a 0.56-hectare garden located on the edge of Smetanovy sady. It serves for education, research, gene pool preservation, and public relaxation.
🔍 Historically, it was mentioned as early as 1787 and was the only botanical garden in Moravia in the early 20th century.
🌿 Diverse Plant Collections: Home to approximately 1500 plant species, including thermophilic flora, North American species, and useful plants like medicinal and aromatic herbs.
🌳 Varied Sections: Divided into a park area with mature trees and water features, a central area with regularly arranged beds, and an edge strip with exotic shrubs and climbing plants.
💧 Unique Water Features: Features a winding pond, a model of a dead river arm of Litovelské Pomoraví, and a bog area with rare wetland flora and carnivorous plants.
👨👩👧👦 Educational Focus: Serves for teaching and education for students of all school types, with printed guides and materials available for biology teachers.
🎶 New Facilities for Events: A new multi-purpose building opened in April 2024, offering a lecture hall and winter garden for academic and public events.
✈️ Adjacent to Smetanovy Sady: Located on the edge of Smetanovy Sady, making it a natural extension of a walk through the park.
⚠️ Limited Public Access: Only freely accessible to the public during weekdays from April to October.
🚶♀️ Smaller Scale: It is smaller and less known than the nearby Botanical Garden of Flora Olomouc Exhibition Centre.
🎟️ Entry fees:
Free of charge
🚿 Toilets: New multi-purpose building provides quality social facilities.
📚 Information: A garden house offers printed guides and materials for biology teachers.
🎤 Lecture Hall: A new building includes a lecture hall named after Josef Otruba.
🌱 Winter Garden: The new building also features a winter garden.
🏞️ Outdoor Amphitheater: An outdoor lecture hall with benches is located under a large walnut tree.
🚗 Address: Located at U Botanické zahrady 1232/7, Olomouc, on the edge of Smetanovy Sady near the city center.
🤝 Operating organization: Přírodovědecká fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci (Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc).