Botanical School Garden (Kaštel Lukšić)

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In the botanical school garden
Outside view of the garden

The botanical school garden of the primary school "Ostrog" in Kaštel Lukšić ( Dalmatia , Croatia) is a park which, in addition to the native flora, gathers more than 1,000 plant species from all continents. The garden has won numerous prizes and national and international awards.

The facility is intended to deepen the ecological awareness of the pupils and offer them a special space for play and relaxation during the breaks. During the main tourist season from June 1st to September 30th, the school garden can be visited daily, outside of this time by arrangement with the school administration or the Kaštela tourist community.

Shortly after the elementary school of Kaštel Lukšić was moved from the medieval Vitturi Castle to a new building in 1976, teachers and students began to work on and design the completely desolate environment.

More than 1,400 plant species are now growing on an area of ​​four hectares around the school building, mainly from the Mediterranean subtropical climate zone. The largest part of the park (arboretum), which is designed in the style of English gardens, takes up. There are also aromatic and medicinal plants, a rock garden and a field with plants in humid environments. In the north garden is the “little park” in the French style with low boxwood hedges and a rich collection of oleanders. A stone stage for cultural and artistic performances was also built on this area. The connecting part of the garden is an olive field with 170 trees and 45 domestic and foreign olive varieties. A palm garden, a plant with citrus fruits, a stone dump with succulents, a bamboo garden, almond tree garden, fig garden and plant garden complete the complex.

Every year the school participates in an exhibition at Vitturi Castle with flowers from the school garden.

literature

  • City of Kaštela, Ostrog Primary School, Tourist Association of the City of Kaštela, etc. a. (Ed.): The Botanical School Garden of the Primary School "Ostrog" Kaštel Lukšić , Kaštel Lukšić 2010

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Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′ 16 ″  N , 16 ° 21 ′ 50 ″  E