Botanical Garden of Mechelen

[1] It is located on the north bank of the River Dijle and is surrounded by educational establishments (two secondary-school campuses to the east and west, and the Kruidtuin campus of Thomas More University College to the north).

[1] A horticultural society was established in Mechelen in 1837, and in 1839 obtained the use of the grounds of the former Teutonic Order Commandery of Pitzemburg.

[2] In 1862 it was redesigned in the style of an English landscape garden by Louis Fuchs.

[1] Within the botanical garden there is a garden of medicinal and culinary herbs, with 250 specimens, laid out around a statue of the Renaissance botanist Rembert Dodoens and dedicated to his memory.

[1] The park as a whole is maintained by the municipality and contains footpaths, an open-air stage, and a children's playground.