Linné Park
The Linné Park (Swedish: Linnéparken ) is a park in the Swedish city of Växjö .
The park is located in the vicinity of Växjö Cathedral and extends mainly to the south and east of the church. Lake Växjösjön connects to the south of the park . The park was named after the Swedish biologist Carl von Linné , the founder of modern taxonomy . Linnaeus attended school not far from the park at the beginning of the 18th century. Thematically, the park deals with the sexual system of plants developed by Linnaeus .
In the 1950s, a playground was created in the eastern part of the park.
On the grounds of the park are 44 different tree species or subspecies, the honey locust , Amur cherry , maple , mountain cherry , elm , copper beech , butternut , Drummonds Norway maple , strip-ash , Erman's birch , Farnblättrige Beech , Aesculus flava , Common Ash , Common Horse Chestnut , Ginkgo , Hornbeam , Silver Birch , Silver Beech , Dutch Linden , Japanese Cake Tree , Juglans mandshurica , Caucasian Wingnut , Mahogany Cherry , Paper Birch , Prunus Accolade , Prunus yedoensis , Pyramid Oak , Salix x elegantissima , Fraxinus angustifolia , black alder , silver maple , white willow , large-leaved lime , Norway maple , English oak , dove tree , Tilia europaea Königslinde , tulip tree , Ulmus glabra Camperdownii , Ulmus glabra Exoniensis , Ulmus glabra Horizontalis , dawn redwood , rowan and White ash .
literature
- Träd i Linnéparken , Växjö kommun, leaflet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 56 ° 52 ′ 35.4 " N , 14 ° 48 ′ 47.2" E