Botanischer Garten (Schellerhau)

The Botanical Garden in Schellerhau, a district of Altenberg in the district of Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony is located in the upper, southern part of the town at about 770 m above sea level. NN.

History

The garden was founded in 1906 sees itself as a mountain flower garden. In addition to typical plants of the Erzgebirge (areas: mountain pine bushes, stone back) and the Bohemian Uplands are representatives of other European, Asian and North American high mountains in the areas of Asia, the Caucasus, bog habitat, Nardus grasslands, alpine flora, North America, mountain mixed forest, Bärwurzwiese, spruce mountain forest, stream and riparian vegetation, Alpenlattich - tall herb hall, dwarf shrub heath housed. A herb garden completes the picture.

In the Botanical Garden is the integrated sound experience Nature & Music ( different stationary musical instruments from mostly natural materials ), which is to hike on a sound experience path.

1946 took over the teacher and botanist Fritz stop at the request of the National Association Saxon homeland security for about 20 years, the management of the wild Botanical Gardens, built it up again and expanded the inventory systematically.