| University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden | |
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| Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani | |
 Beds with an overview of the plant system | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 46°02′26″N 14°30′52″E / 46.0405°N 14.5145°E |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| Created | 1810 |
| Operated by | University of Ljubljana, Biotehnical faculty |
| Open | all year |
| Website | www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com |
The Ljubljana Botanical Garden (Slovene: Ljubljanski botanični vrt), officially the University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden (Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani), is the central Slovenian botanical garden, the oldest botanical garden in Southeastern Europe,[1] and one of the oldest cultural, scientific, and educational organisations in Slovenia.[2] Its headquarters are located in the Rudnik District of Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, at Ig Street (Ižanska cesta) along the Gruber Canal to the southeast of Castle Hill.[2] The garden started operating under the leadership of Franc Hladnik in 1810, when Ljubljana was the capital of the Illyrian Provinces.[2] It is thus an averagely old European botanical garden.[2] The institution is a member of the international network Botanic Gardens Conservation International and cooperates with more than 270 botanical gardens all across the world.[3] Of over 4,500 plant species and subspecies that grow on 2 hectares (4.9 acres), roughly a third is endemic to Slovenia, whereas the rest originate from other European places and other continents.[2]
