University Botanical Garden, Chernivtsi
One of the oldest botanical gardens in Ukraine, laid out in 1877 at Chernivtsi University.
The botanical garden of Chernivtsi University was laid out in 1877 and is one of the oldest in Ukraine. In September 1877, on the day the garden opened, the first tree was planted by the head of the provincial government, Julius von Watzl. The first director of the garden was the Austrian professor Eduard Tangl. The garden covers 3.5 hectares and is the smallest in Ukraine by area; in 1956 the arboretum of the former Residence of Metropolitans was joined to it. According to 2026 data, the collection numbers about 3.5 thousand species of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.
11 Fedkovycha Street. Guided tours only: Tue, Wed, Thu at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00, groups of 8–30 people, 80 UAH, schoolchildren and students 40 UAH; book by tel. (095) 568-90-25; season from mid-April to the beginning of winter (molbuk.ua, 21.04.2026). There are no tours during air-raid alerts, strong wind, rain or heat.