Botanical garden of the city of Hof

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The Botanical Garden of the City of Hof is an urban botanical garden in the Theresienstein Park in Hof . It is open from April 1st to October 31st from 8 a.m. to evening. The address is Alte Plauener Straße 16.

Frog fountain with crown and ball
Plantations at the Thomas Pavilion

history

The school garden, which was founded on April 1, 1929, was expanded into a botanical garden by Rudolf Hutschenreiter by 1932 . During World War II , the garden was kept minimally by prisoners of war for growing vegetables. The garden was later given a general overhaul.

The botanical garden was part of the Bavarian State Garden Show from April 29 to October 3, 1994 .

The garden

The garden contains flowers of all kinds. Its components include the changing pile , the frog fountain, but also places to relax. The respective flowers are provided with information, including taxonomic terms .

access

The Friends of the Botanical Garden and the Theresienstein Hof e. V. allow free entry.

Planting outside the garden

In the summer months, flower beds are also created in the Theresienstein Park itself outside the Botanical Garden. Examples of this are the carpet bed on the lion statue or the plantings on the Thomashöhe.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The history of the botanical garden in Hof . Retrieved May 02, 2020.
  2. ↑ State Garden Show Hof 1994 . Retrieved May 02, 2020.
  3. ^ Website of the Botanical Garden in Hof . Retrieved May 02, 2020.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 45 "  N , 11 ° 55 ′ 21"  E