Europa-Rosarium
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The Europa-Rosarium in Sangerhausen has the largest collection of roses in the world. Today, more than 8,300 varieties of roses and rose varieties, rose more than 40 classes - a total of about 60,000 rose bushes planted on an area of 15 hectares. Among them are about 500 different species and varieties of wild roses.
History of the Rosarium
The Rosarium Sangerhausen was initially from the Association of German Rose Friends ( VDR) intended as a collection point for newly introduced varieties of roses. Peter Lambert - rose grower of Trier and a founding member of the VDR - struck in 1897 proposed to create a Vereinsrosarium. The rose collector Albert Hoffmann donated his collection of some 1,100 varieties of roses as the basis for the rose. 1899, a formal rose garden was designed by landscape architect Frederick Erich Doerr, which was extended in 1902 by an agricultural part. After five years, the Rosarium Sangerhausen was opened to the public on an area of 1.5 hectares on July 3, 1903 Congress German Rose friends.
The Wild Rose collection of the botanist Georg Dieck from Zöschen with 450 varieties of roses in 1900 was exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris. 1909 his collection was included in the Rosarium Sangerhausen.
1927, the first New testing of varieties of roses took place in Sangerhausen.
1933 put the co-founder and honorary Director Ewald Gnau, Rose professor called his work in protest against the DC circuit law officially down.
In 1939, the rose, then expanded with 5,000 varieties of roses, on an area of 12.5 hectares.
1947 seedlings and the library of the VDR as reparation for the construction of Rosarien in the USSR were sent to Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev.
1964 ideas competition for the reorganization and expansion of the Rosarium was organized. After the design proposals 1969, the show garden was created on the expansion site.
Since 1977, in August, the "Festival of Lights 1000 " - celebrated as Rose Festival with fireworks and large park illumination.
1987 was a part of the garden with 150 varieties of roses on about 1 hectare of land has been redesigned, dedicated to the rose breeding in the GDR. 3000 rose plants provide an overview of 40 years rose growing in the GDR.
In 1993, the Rosarium Sangerhausen to Europa-Rosarium Sangerhausen and was appointed to the Rose City of the VDR.
Since 2006, the Rosarium is also marketed for tourism through the network Gartenträume Saxony- Anhalt.
Focus of Rose Collection
Although the collection through the Third Reich and could be preserved and expanded over the war ended in 1945 also, no longer met the rose during the GDR the original purpose and acquired between 1950 and 1990 only a few novelties.
However, the collection is a living encyclopedia and extensive collection of rose varieties in the early 20th century. The priority areas are the Polyantha roses, remontant roses, Noisette roses and rambler roses, often to find rarities. The Rosarium also contains a collection of rose varieties from former communist countries.
Location of the Rosarium
The Rose Garden is located in a cold region with temperatures down to -25 ° C ( USDA zone 5b) at 200 m above sea level with a rainfall of 500 mm of rain per year. The soil is sandy and shallow with a neutral pH.