Kirchberg Arboretum
The Arboretum Kirchberg is an arboretum in the Kirchberg Plateau , a district of Luxembourg City in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .
description
The arboretum, which is freely accessible all year round, includes three parks with a total area of about 30 hectares . There are around 37,000 trees and shrubs in 110 genera and around 383 species , subspecies and varieties from 54 families . The aim is to collect as complete a collection as possible of the trees and shrubs hardy in the Luxembourg climate in Europe and neighboring areas.
The plants are signposted in four languages: The signage shows the trivial names in Luxembourgish , German, French and English . It also includes the scientific name, family name, and distribution.
literature
- Antoinette Welter, Jean Turk, Joé Trossen: Les arbres introduits au Luxembourg. Inventaire des essences arborescentes non indigènes de pleine terre présentes sur le territoire du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Ferrantia; 83). Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg 2008.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 40.3 ″ N , 6 ° 9 ′ 32.3 ″ E