Southwest nature reserve
Southwest Nature Reserve
National Botanical Garden |
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location | Windhoek , Namibia |
surface | 0.12 km² |
WDPA ID | 30050 |
Geographical location | 22 ° 34 ′ S , 17 ° 6 ′ E |
Setup date | 1970 |
administration | Ministry of Environment and Tourism |
The Southwest Nature Reserve ( English Southwest Nature Reserve ; better known as National Botanical Garden , English National Botanical Garden ) is a 12 hectare nature reserve in the Namibian capital Windhoek , located directly between Windhoek-Zentral and Klein Windhoek .
history
The area of the Botanical Garden was handed over to the city of Windhoek by the Namibian government in 1969 . A little later, the creation of hiking trails began. Due to financial problems, the area was given up a little later. With the construction of the research institute on the edge of the site, the redesign of a botanical garden began. The Botanical Research Institute took over the site and developed it with the help of the Botanical Association of Namibia .
The garden's task as a nature reserve is to protect and preserve the exclusively Namibian flora . The garden also serves as a recreational and educational facility.
Worth seeing
Today, in addition to a small landscaped garden, there is a largely undesigned area with hiking trails. The most dense cluster of Windhoek Aloe ( Aloe littoralis ), the plant of the Windhoek city logo, deserves special attention . In addition, there are u. a. Quiver trees and "lilies". Plants from the Namib can be discovered in the desert house . All sorts of small mammals , birds , reptiles and insects live among the different plants .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official information about the park (PDF; 145 kB; English)