Vácrátót Botanical Garden

Vácrátót Botanical Garden (Hungarian: Vácrátóti botanikus kert) is a botanical garden in Hungary maintained by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is located in Vácrátót, some 30 kilometers north of Budapest.[1] The institution is participating in a QRpedia project with Wikimedia Hungary, linking selected plants to their Wikipedia articles.

Vácrátót Botanical Garden
TypeBotanical
LocationVácrátót, Hungary
Coordinates47°42.55′N 19°14.16′E
Area27 hectares (67 acres)
Openedend of 18th century (end of 18th century)
Species> 13,000
Websitewww.botkert.hu

In the rock garden collection flowers from all six phytochoria and from 25 high altitude mountain ranges of the world can be seen.

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