Botanical Garden Kragujevac

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Botanical Garden Kragujevac (Serbian: Ботаничка башта Крагујевац, Botanička bašta Kragujevac) is an organizational unit of the Institute for Biology and Ecology at the Faculty of Science in Kragujevac (Serbia). It is located in the complex of Šumarice Memorial Park, on an area of 18.6 hectares. Garden planning began in 1992 with the following goals: protection of the genetics and diversity of the Serbian flora, research on acclimatization and introduction of species, education of students in the field of biodiversity and environmental protection as well as increasing the biological and ecological culture of citizens. The opening ceremony was held on 8 September 1997. The first phase of the project was completed in 2000 when the first eight hectares were landscaped. The garden has become one of the tourist attractions of Kragujevac. Since Šumarice Memorial Park is protected as an immovable cultural heritage of exceptional importance, the botanical garden is also under this protection.

History: The concept of founding the Botanical Garden in Kragujevac was first proposed by Josif Pančić in 1847. The realization of this project became more promising after the foundation of the Institute...