Zoological and Botanical Garden of the Plzen Town (Zoologicka a Botanicka zahrada mesta Plzne)

Czech Republic - Plzen

Garden Information

Institution Code: PLZEN

New Zealand Flora exhibit

Main Address:
Zoological and Botanical Garden of the Plzen Town (Zoologicka a Botanicka zahrada mesta Plzne)
Pod Vinicemi 9
Plzen
301 00 Czech Republic

Telephone: +420 37 803 8301
Fax: +420 37 803 8302
URL: www.zooplzen.cz
Primary Email: zoo@plzen.eu

Staff Details

Director's Name: Ing. Jiri Travnicek
Curator's Name: Tomas Pes
Plant Records Officer's Name: Tomas Pes
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 14
Educational Staff Number: 3
Research Staff Number: 3
Administration Staff Number: 7

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: Yes
Date founded: 1961
Physical Data
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 2 Hectares
Total Area: 21 Hectares
Latitude: 49.7333
Longitude: 13.3833
Annual Rainfall: 512 mm
Altitude: 330.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 750 Metres

Features and Facilities

Arboretum: No
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 430000

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 10000
Cultivation Taxa Num: 12000
Special Collections:Biogeographic exhibits
Specialization in flora of islands, threatened native plants
Educational exhibits: plant biology, ecology, useful plants, evolution

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Plant Breeding: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
Education: Yes
Horticulture: Yes

Education Programmes

Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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