Old Botanical Garden, Zurich

The Old Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum in the city of Zürich. The garden is, among the neighbored Schanzengraben moat and the bastion, one of the last remains of the Baroque fortifications of Zürich, that was begun in 1642.
  • Opening hours:
    October 1st–February 28th: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
    March 1st–September 30th: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Email: botanischer.garten@uzh.ch
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: botanical garden in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Alter Botanischer Garten ‘Zur Katz’”, “jardin botanique de Zurich”, “Old botanical garden Zürich”, and “Цюрихский ботанический сад”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Zürich HB and Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich.

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Nearby places include Schipfe and Altstadt.

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Old Botanical Garden, Zurich

Latitude
47.37109° or 47° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
8.53377° or 8° 32′ 2″ east
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8FVC9GCM+CG
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Old Botanical Garden, Zurich” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բուսաբանական այգի”
  • Armenian: “Ցյուրիխի հին բուսաբանական այգի”
  • French: “Jardin botanique de Zurich”
  • French: “vieux jardin botanique de Zurich”
  • German: “Alter Botanischer Garten Zürich”
  • German: “Alter Botanischer Garten”
  • Japanese: “チューリッヒ旧植物園”
  • Russian: “Ботанический сад (Цюрих)”
  • Russian: “Ботанический сад”
  • Turkish: “Eski botanik bahçesi, Zürih”
  • Turkish: “Eski botanik bahçesi”
  • Western Panjabi: “بوٹا پھلواری زیورچ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gessner-Garten and Conrad Gessner.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Unterwerk Katz and casa moderna.

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Worth a closer look: Winterthur and Aarau.

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