Jibou Botanical Garden

The Jibou Botanical Garden (Romanian: Grădina Botanică a Institutului de Cercetări Biologice din Jibou), now named after its founder, Vasile Fati (1932-2007), is a botanical garden located in Jibou, Romania.

Vasile Fati Botanical Garden
Grădina Botanică „Vasile Fati”
Main greenhouses
TypeBotanical garden, public park
LocationPark Street 14, Jibou, Sălaj County, Romania
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Elevation272 m[1]
Created1968
FounderVasile Fati
Operated byJibou Institute of Biological Research
StatusOpen all year
Websitewww.gradina-botanica-jibou.ro

The Botanical Garden is situated in the north-east side of Jibou, on the second bank of Someș River. The Botanical Garden has a surface of 25 acres (10 ha) and has been arranged inside the architectural ensemble at the Wesselényi residence beginning with the year 1968.[2]

History

The works for the organization of the Botanical Garden from Jibou started between the years 1959-1968, when Vasile Fati (1932-2007), a biology teacher, with the students and with the other teachers manages to prove that the parks around Wesselényi Castle, where the high school was functioning is appropriate for a botanical garden.

Between the years 1968-1970 the first greenhouse of 110 square meters was built. Between the years 1978-1982, the two greenhouses were built, the aquarium and the volar. The Botanical Garden “Vasile Fati” in incorporated in the Botanical Gardens' Association from Romania (B.G.A.R) with the other botanical gardens.[3]

References
  1. "Prezentare geografică". Grădina Botanică - Jibou. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08.
  2. Jibou
  3. "History". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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