Nikitsky Botanical Garden

Nikitsky Botanical Garden - a comprehensive research institutions working on issues of horticulture and botany. Included in the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine. Located on the southern coast of Crimea between the village of Nikita and the Black Sea
This is the oldest scientific institution Crimea was founded in September 1812. Became the first director of the Russian scientist botanist Christian Stevenom.Sad at that time had a beautiful name-Tauride Kozenyi Imperial Botanical Gardens.
In June 1811 in St. Petersburg Aleksandr I Emperor signed the "Decree on the establishment of the Imperial treasury in Crimea Botanical Garden"

World fame brought his unique garden arboretum, which is the hallmark of botanical science of Ukraine for many millions of domestic and foreign tourists, professionals and scientists growers. Over an area of ​​about 40 hectares concentrated collection of woody plants of the world flora. Arboretum NBG-NSC has always been and remains a subject of primary storage. In December 2001 the arboretum NBG-NSC received the status of national heritage of Ukraine, and in September 2009 Crimean herbarium collection NBG-NSC also received this status.