Tallinn Botanic Garden
Tallinn Botanic Garden | |
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Type | Botanical |
Location | Tallinn, Estonia |
Coordinates | 59°28′11″N 24°52′41″E / 59.46972°N 24.87806°E |
Area | 123 ha (300 acres) |
Opened | 1 December 1961 |
Owned by | Tallinn City Council |
Status | Open |
Website | http://www.botaanikaaed.ee; http://tallinnbotanicgarden.org/ |
Tallinn Botanic Garden (
History
The idea of founding a botanical garden in Tallinn first arose in the 1860s. It took almost 100 years for the idea to be realized. The garden was established on 1 December 1961 as a subordinate institution of the
Originally, the main focus of research was the foreign species in Estonian context e.g. plant growth requirements and acclimatisation. From the 1970s research moved to the use of indigenous plant species in landscaping and horticulture (Ülle Kukk, Vaike Paju, Marianna Saar etc.)
The Botanic Garden has added a number of sections, such as the Audaku experimental station in Viidumäe Nature Reserve on Saaremaa (since 1963) and an arboretum in Iru (1973–1994).
Since 1992 Tallinn Botanic Garden is a member of the Association of Baltic Botanic Gardens (ABBG), and since 1994 the
In 1995, the responsibility for the Botanic Garden was transferred to the Tallinn city council.
The territory of Tallinn Botanic garden occupy the land of the former farm of Konstantin Päts, the first President of Estonia.[2]
Directors
Directors of the Botanic Garden have been:
- Arnold Pukk (1961–1978)
- Jüri Martin (1978–1988)
- Andres Tarand (1989–1990)
- Heiki Tamm (1991–1997)
- Jüri Ott (1997–2001)
- Veiko Lõhmus (2001–2005)
- Margus Kingisepp (2005–2009)
- Karmen Kähr (2009–2017)
- Urve Sinijärv (2018–present)
Collections
The Botanic Garden opened the doors to visitors to the systematically arranged outdoor collections in 1970, and the greenhouse collections a year later. The garden includes an arboretum, rosary (rose garden) and rock garden.[1]
See also
- University of Tartu Botanical Gardens
References
- ^ BGCI. Archived from the originalon 10 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "About botanic garden". Tallinn Botanic Garden. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ Botanic Gardens in the Baltic Sea region
External links
- Official website
- Tallinn Botanic Garden Archived 2016-08-18 at the BGCI