One of the popular tourist attractions in Innsbruck is the University Botanical Gardens Alpinum, Innsbruck. The charming city of Innsbruck, placed between high mountains, is the provincial capital of Tyrol state in western Austria. The University Botanical Gardens Alpinum, Innsbruck is a must visit spot in Innsbruck, the fifth largest city in Austria.
The University Botanical Gardens Alpinum, Innsbruck was established around 1911. This Botanical Garden is home to over 5000 species from diverse plant groups and climates of the world. The Society of the Friends of the Botanical Garden Innsbruck supports this botanical garden.
The University Botanical Gardens Alpinum in Innsbruck is nestled at the foothills of the Northern Lime Alps in Hötting, a south viewing part of Innsbruck. Sprawling over 2 hectare area, this beautiful garden houses the Institute of Botany and a small observatory.
The Alpine Garden and the Research Station on Mt. Patscherkofel were inaugurated in the garden in 1994. A new greenhouse for containerized plants was constructed in the year 1997 in the University Botanical Gardens Alpinum. In the year 1998, a unique frame for high alpine plants was built.
The University Botanical Gardens Alpinum, Innsbruck remains open to public on all days of the week from 7.30 in the morning till 7 in the evening. In the winter season, the garden closes for the day at 4.30 pm. Admission to the garden is free. The huge tropical greenhouses in the garden remains open every Thursday and the first Sunday of the month from 1 pm to 4 pm.
The University Botanical Gardens Alpinum, Innsbruck can be reached quite conveniently from the downtown of the city. You can reach here by foot within 15 minutes, or avail of bus A which halts at the main entrance of the garden.
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