Rennsteiggarten Oberhof

The Rennsteiggarten Oberhof is a botanical garden for alpine flora am Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest in Oberhof.

The Rennsteiggarten shows on a seven -hectare area almost 4,000 different species of plants from the mountains of Europe, Asia, North and South America, New Zealand and from the Arctic region.

Geography

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The Rennsteiggarten Oberhof is located around the Pfanntalskopf and offers in this location crest of the Thuringian Forest optimal living conditions for the mountain flora. The average annual temperature is 4.2 ° C and there are about 1,400 liters of rainfall per m². At about 150 days, the plant cover is completely covered by snow. So the plants are able to form their typical growth and Blütenflor.

History

The foundation stone of the Botanical Garden was laid on September 5, 1970 at the site of the former quarry on Pfanntalskopf near Oberhof. Two years later, the Cultural Association and the Institute of Systematic Botany / Botanical Garden of the Friedrich -Schiller- University Jena entered into an agreement for scientific support of the Rennsteig garden.

The first plantings were also done in 1972., The plant material came from the Botanical Garden Jena. Even with the own plant breeding as a prerequisite for the design of the plant areas was commenced. By 1975, the areas were designed and created ways in charity work. For seating and viewpoints as well as water and energy supply was also provided.

By 1980, a facility that is home to native high marsh plants originated. Five years later, work on a conservation garden, where specially protected plants began to be introduced from the Thuringian highlands. This system aims to contribute actively disseminating knowledge to conservation.

In the autumn of 1992 began retraining as a landscape gardener so, to create a continuous path to the viewpoint " Pfanntalskopf ". This was continued until 1995 as a continuous circular route to the exit. The final section of the pathway has been cleared for use in 2005. Thus, a large part of the garden can now be accessible visited by wheelchair users, people with walking difficulties, older guests and families with prams.

In the period 1996 to 1998 models of a historic coal kiln and a charcoal burner's hut were designed, which are intended to give visitors a taste of craft traditions and living conditions of Köhler.

On the site there is a measuring point for precipitation and air pollutants ( forest stations Pfanntalskopf ), which is in operation since 1991.

Flora

Through the optimal climatic conditions, many representatives known mountain plants such as gentians, primroses, bluebells, cloves, edelweiss and alpine roses display their flowers in Rennsteiggarten. Already in the spring of the variety of colors by saxifrage cushion auricula, primulas and cowbells is great.

The Conservation Garden offers Spring Gentian, Mehlprimel, pheasant's eye and lady's slipper is a selection of protected plant species of Thuringia. The visitor can see the wide variety of mountain flora Until well into the autumn.

1993 began with the design of a Thuringian medicinal herb garden. The application of such a garden was inspired by visitors.

Events

In Rennsteiggarten regular events held around the plant world. So since 1979 the Rennsteiggarten - blossom festival is celebrated on a weekend to the main flowering period each year.

During the herbs days, held annually since 2002, information on medicinal plants and herbs are taught. Visitors can also try the featured products and purchase.

Also, fall season offers the Rennsteiggarten with his Autumn Festival visitors the opportunity to experience the diverse flora, accompanied by live music and craft exhibitions.

For mushroom lovers since 2005 Mushroom Days will take place. With the support of the Thuringian Mycological Society are fungal consultations and the provision in the foreground. Especially mushrooms from local forests are to be shown.