Botanička bašta Jevremovac

Jevremovac Botanical Garden - basic information

This is the first botanical garden opened in Serbia in 1874. It is located in the center of the city, so it is a real natural oasis in the middle of which you can get away from the city noise. Since the ticket price is very low, or free, many often return to this place, which is marked as a natural monument.

History of the Jevremovac Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden was founded back in 1874, at the suggestion of Josif Pančić, a prominent Serbian doctor and botanist, Josif Pančić. This location was preceded by another, which was located on Dorcol, near the Danube. Unfortunately, due to unfavorable conditions, the Botanical Garden had to be moved. Thus, it was built on the property that King Milan Obrenović donated to the Great School, where Pančić taught botany. That property was the former orchard of the king's grandfather Jevrem, which is why the Botanical Garden is called Jevremovac. In 1892, a large greenhouse was built within Jevremovac. At that time, it was one of the most beautiful and most developed in the Balkans. The botanical garden was at the zenith of the 1930s, after which it was neglected due to lack of funds. Fortunately, that has changed over time, the Botanical Garden has experienced its revival, and in 2004 it received the Japanese Garden, which houses a collection of Far Eastern fauna. Today, the Botanical Garden is a unit of the Faculty of Biology in Belgrade.

Characteristics of the Jevremovac Botanical Garden
The botanical garden covers an area of 5 hectares, within which there is a glass garden of 500 square meters, as well as the Institute of Botany with a library. Slightly less than 1,000 species of trees, shrubs and plants, originating from European and exotic regions, are nurtured in the open. The greenhouse also contains over 1,000 species of plant specimens of various sizes and meanings. Within the Institute of Botany, there is a herbarium with a rich collection of plants, which has about 120,000 herbarium leaves and over 300,000 exsiccates (dried biological material). It also houses a valuable library, with over 7,000 books and about 300 scientific and professional journals.

What can be seen in the Botanical Garden Jevermovac?

elm trees
pedunculate oak trees (the oldest trees in the Garden, about 140 years old)
Ginkgo biloba
Panciceva's spruce
a cherry tree in a Japanese garden
Monument to Josip Pančić

How to get to the Botanical Garden?
The garden is located in the city center, in Takovska Street.
On foot: from Trg republike you can reach in fifteen minutes, Despot Stefan Boulevard and Vojvode Dobrnjac Street.
City Transportation: 2,5,10,79 (Takovska Station), 23, 28, 40 (March Twenty-seventh Station), 16, 27E, 32E, 35, 43, 58, 95, 96, E6 (George Washington Station).
Taxi: Pink Taxi - 19803; 0800 11 9803; 065 488 99 77 Safe Tax BG - 060 8801010

Opening hours and ticket prices
The garden is open to visitors throughout the year from May 1 to November 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The price of a regular ticket is 300 dinars, for children (8-15 years) 100 dinars, for students outside the University of Belgrade (with index) 150 dinars, and for children up to 8 years, pregnant women, people with special needs and students of the University of Belgrade admission is free.

Additional information
At the box office of the Garden, you can buy some textbooks from the Faculty of Biology, souvenirs, but also plant seedlings. Also, if you come during a period when the concentration of mosquitoes is high, bring a mosquito repellent with you. The space of the Botanical Garden is open for rent, about which you can find out more on the website of the Garden.