Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław

The Botanical Garden of Wrocław University, founded in 1811, is the second oldest university garden in Poland and the only one in the Recovered Territories, located in the post-fortification area at the foot of the Gothic temples of Ostrów Tumski. Its main value is the preserved fragment of the old river bed of the Oder River and its registration in the register of monuments since 1974. On an area of about 7.5 hectares, about 11,500 plant taxa are exhibited in numerous sections, including an arboretum, educational, paleontological and collections of tropical, aquatic and ornamental plants. The expansion of the garden to include the historic dendrological park in Wojsławice and the incorporation of additional land in 2005 allowed the creation of numerous national collections, including Europe’s largest collection of plants of the lilac genus, as well as the organization of numerous outdoor events.