Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis
The Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis is a botanical garden in Leuven, Belgium, dating from 1738. It is situated in the city centre and has an extent of 2.2 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: botanical garden in Leuven, Belgium
- Also known as: “Kruidtuin Leuven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint James‘ pump and Carthusians (Leuven).
Saint James‘ pump
Historic site
Photo: Homeros 29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint James‘ pump is a historic site.
Great Beguinage
Protected area
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The Great Beguinage of Leuven is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven, Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leuven and Terbank.
Leuven
Photo: Wouterhagens, Public domain.
Leuven is a flourishing and lively city of about 100,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It's a genuine university city which reflects in the streets.
Heverlee
Town
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heverlee is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.
Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis
- Categories: museum and botanical garden
- Location: Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kruidtuin Leuven”
- Chinese: “魯汶百草园”
- Dutch: “Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis”
- Dutch: “Kruidtuin Leuven”
- French: “jardin botanique de Louvain”
- French: “Jardin botanique de Louvain”
- German: “jardin botanique de Louvain”
- German: “Jardin botanique de Louvain”
- Swedish: “Kruidtuin Leuven”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kareelveld and Blauwput.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anatomisch amfitheater and Campus Sint Rafaël.
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