Have you ever been to such an amazing city as Kaliningrad? The Botanical Garden, the majestic building of the Philharmonic, made in the Gothic style, numerous gates, monuments and unusual buildings - all this, as a rule, attracts not even hundreds, but thousands of vacationers from all over the world.
When you find yourself in this village by the sea, where it seems that every building is soaked in s alt and caressed by a fresh breeze, it is difficult to decide on a list of attractions. Someone goes to the Botanical Garden in Kaliningrad, someone likes the area of old villas, and someone cannot imagine a city without numerous bridges.
As they say, the choice is up to each individual traveler. One thing is certain: there is something for everyone to enjoy.
This article will tell readers in more detail about a truly amazing place, a corner where you can forget about all the hardships and troubles for a while,energize. This is the Botanical Garden in Kaliningrad.
General Description
This artificially created park is located in the Leningradsky district of the city, just at the intersection of Lesnaya and Molodezhnaya streets. True, it should be noted that the entrance to the garden is from Lesnaya Street.
Officially, the Botanical Garden (Kaliningrad), a photo of which is in almost all prospectuses dedicated to the city, is also called the Botanical Garden of the B altic Federal University. I. Kant.
The green zone covers more than 13.5 hectares. Representatives of the flora from almost all over the world are collected on its territory. The valuable collection includes over 2,500 plant species, many of which are rare. The garden is equipped with greenhouses, collection areas with vegetation, ponds, greenhouses, as well as a nursery for woody plants.
759-year-old Kaliningrad. Botanical Garden: history of origin
Of course, this corner of the local flora was not established immediately. The city managed to transform and even change its name several times before the administration made the appropriate decision.
So, as it became known from historical chronicles, the garden was founded in 1904 thanks to the German professor Paul Kaber, head of the Department of Higher Plants and Systematics at the University of Königsber at that time.
The local government also did their best. I must say that it is generally very well-groomed, the city of Kaliningrad. It was decided to lay the botanical garden in one of the picturesque areas of Koenigsberg - Maraunenhof.
Initially, it was called "Urban Gardening" and was used to conduct practical classes in nature and gardening for schoolchildren, students and citizens.
He headed the protected area P. Keber, who built greenhouse complexes, collected a large collection of flora of the tropics and subtropics, as well as winter-hardy plant species. He died in 1919. A memorial plaque was installed in his honor in the garden.
The Urban Horticulture Fund by 1938 had almost 4,000 names of greenhouse plants, but by the end of the Second World War, it turned out that, unfortunately, everything had died. The creation of a new stock of heat-loving plants began only after the restoration of greenhouses and the construction of a greenhouse. The garden's collection was replenished with seeds and seedlings from other botanical gardens, as well as thanks to amateur gardeners.
Botanical Garden today
The surrounding area in front of the entrance to the garden is decorated with ornamental plants and junipers. Here you can also see wooden figurines of fairy-tale characters. At the entrance, visitors are greeted by a variegated ash-leaved maple with a lush crown.
In open areas, collections of perennials are planted: peonies, daffodils, tulips, etc. Branching willows, deutsia and mock oranges serve as decoration for these plantings.
No matter how amazing Kaliningrad is, the Botanical Garden occupies a special place in his life. He is especially great inwarm season. In summer, you can relax here and enjoy the scent of roses by the fountain in the rose garden, where benches, arches and paths are equipped. The floriculture department has a large three-tiered flower garden, which is dominated by ground cover ornamental perennials. The passage to the flower garden is framed by hosts. A lush flowerbed of carnations adorns the foreground, while thickets of high Volzhanka, astileba and bright geranium grow in shaded areas.
Representatives of tropical and subtropical flora are housed in a separate greenhouse complex. There are almost 500 types of crops here, half of which are cacti. Over 100 taxa are rare species. One of the centenarians of the palm greenhouse is the Chinese liviston, 14 m high. Its approximate age is 114-120 years. Particularly interesting are insectivorous plants with trapping leaves: purple sarracenia, nepenthes and subtropical sundew.
Most of the plants of the Botanical Garden are listed in the Red Book. Much attention is paid to rare species native to Russia and the B altic countries.
The "watchmen" of the Botanical Garden live in the arboretum - oaks, beeches and pines. Many of them are over 130 years old. There is a children's playground in the clearing under the branches of blue fir trees.
The Arboretum is famous for its rich collection of coniferous plants (arborvitae, junipers, firs, pines, spruces, etc.). The hardwood arboretum includes almost 700 taxa. Kentucky cladrastis, strewn with fragrant inflorescences, is especially impressive with its beauty.
Botanical Garden (Kaliningrad): how to get there andcost of visiting
You can get to your destination by any public transport following along Gorky Street (for example, bus No. 7, 30; march No. 67, 81).
It will take about 25 minutes to walk from the Central Food Market of Kaliningrad along Gorky Street. Distance is about 2.0 km.
Also, from the Central Market to the Botanical Garden, along Proletarskaya Street, there is a fixed-route taxi (No. 75, 61). The route passes by the Upper Pond and Yunost Park, the most favorite places for the citizens to relax.
Cost of attendance: adults - 70.00 rubles, children and schoolchildren under 10 years old - 20.00 rubles, students, pensioners - 45.00 rubles. Unfortunately, the Botanical Garden does not have its own resource on the Internet, but information about it can be found on the official website of the IKBFU. I. Kant - www. kantiana. en / garden.
Visitors opinions
Kaliningrad can boast of the glory of a stunning place to stay. The botanical garden, which has the most enthusiastic reviews, also has a reputation as one of the most visited places.
In general, it should be noted that this is a favorite vacation spot for residents and guests of Kaliningrad. According to tourists, here you can hide from the bustle of the city and enjoy the natural silence, take a walk with children, feed the ducks on the pond and spend time with your loved one, get acquainted with various types of flora.
Those who wish can purchase seeds and seedlings of plants. At the same time, the cost of the entrance ticket is enoughacceptable.
What to look out for
There are many beautiful corners in the Botanical Garden. The rose garden and greenhouses of heat-loving plants especially attract visitors.
When going for a walk, take some bread to feed the birds at the pond and a camera.
Spending time in the Botanical Garden is better on weekdays, when there are few visitors.
