Botanical Garden Erlangen

The Botanical Garden Erlangen (German: Botanischer Garten Erlangen) is a botanical garden, which is 2 hectares in size, maintained by the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and located on the north side of the castle garden in the city center at Loschgestraße 3, Erlangen, Franconia, Germany.

[1] The garden's origins date back to 1626 when the hortus medicus was established in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.

[2] Today the garden contains about 4,000 species representing a wide range of plants of different climates, including those maintained within greenhouses (about 1700 m2).

The garden also contains Neischl Grotto, an artificial cave renovated in May 2008.

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