Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden is a garden in , and has an elevation of 1,719 metres. Botanical Garden is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Garden
  • Also known as: “National Botanical Garden (South West Nature Reserve)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schwerin’s castle and Heinitzburg.

Castle
Photo: Seeteufel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwerinsburg is the biggest of three castles in , . Today it is the private residence of the Italian ambassador in Namibia.

Castle
Photo: Seeteufel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the three castles in , . It was built in 1914 by architect Wilhelm Sander. Sander originally built the castle for himself but sold it in 1916 to Hans Bogislav Graf von Schwerin, who named the castle Heynitzburg after his wife Margarete's birth name "von Heynitz".

Castle
Photo: Pgallert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sanderburg is the smallest of three castles in , . It was built between 1917 and 1919 by architect Wilhelm Sander who designed it as his own place of residence. Its architectural style combines several medieval features.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Klein Windhoek and Windhoek.

Suburb
is an affluent suburb of , the capital of .

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is 's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. This is the city where most safaris travelling through Namibia begin, and also the first point of entry in Namibia should you arrive by airplane.

Suburb
is a suburb in the south of , , in the parliamentary constituency. It was developed in the second half of the 20th century as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to . is situated 3½ km southwest of Botanical Garden.

Botanical Garden

Latitude
-22.57163° or 22° 34′ 18″ south
Longitude
17.0948° or 17° 5′ 41″ east
Elevation
1,719 metres (5,640 feet)
Open location code
5F9VC3HV+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 46840583
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Geo­Names ID
11821105
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