Odessa Botanical Gardens (Odesa)

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Botanical Gardens of Odessa National University (I.I. Metchnikov)
87 Frantsuzsky Blvd.
Tel: 63-92-76, 63-96-35, 63-87-55

Location Area: 16 ha
Established: 1880
Number of species and cultivars: 2000

The Botanical Garden in Odessa was established in 1820, on the initiative of Governor-General Alexander Fedorovich Langeron, an expert in culture of the Sharlem Dessementom rose. In 1834-1848 it was further developed under the lead of Alexander von Nordmann, and a Central School of Gardening with a Department of Sericulture were also established.
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Coordinates:   46°26'42"N   30°45'44"E
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