Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen, Witzenhausen

#1 among attractions in Witzenhausen

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The Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen is a botanical garden specializing in tropical crops, maintained by the University of Kassel. It is located in greenhouses at Steinstraße 19, Witzenhausen, Hesse, Germany, and open several afternoons per week. ()

Elevation: 453 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°20'40"N, 9°51'38"E

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Steinstr. 19Witzenhausen 37213 Germany

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+49 5542 981231

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Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hanstein Castle, Burg Ludwigstein, Grüner See, Steinberg.

3.5 miE
History museum, Forts and castles
Hanstein Castle, Bornhagen
89 min walk • Hanstein Castle is a ruined castle in Central Germany near Bornhagen in the Eichsfeld, situated above the river Werra in Thuringia. The name of the nobles von Hansteins, most notable Fritz Huschke von Hanstein, derived from the castle.
2.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Burg Ludwigstein
67 min walk • Ludwigstein Castle is a 15th-century castle overlooking the river Werra and surrounded by woodland. It stands southwest of the town of Witzenhausen in North Hesse. Founded in 1415 the castle's buildings today were built in the 16th and 20th centuries. It was allowed to go to ruin in the late 19th century.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grüner See
87 min walk • Grüner See is a lake in Hundelshausen, Hesse, Germany. At an elevation of 220 metres, its surface area is ca. 5,000 m2.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Steinberg
151 min walk • Steinberg is a hill of Hesse, Germany.
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bilstein
132 min walk • Bilstein is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
2.7 miSE
Village
Werleshausen
70 min walk • Werleshausen is a village in the northern part of Hesse, Germany. First recorded mention was in 876. Since 1972 it belongs to the town of Witzenhausen.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Haferberg
144 min walk • The Haferberg is a hill, 580.4 m above sea level, in the Kaufungen Forest in Hesse and Lower Saxony in Germany.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Hohlstein
143 min walk • The Hohlstein, also known as Kammerbacher Höhle or Hilgershäuser Höhle, is a karst cave in a limestone portal on the Nixenbach. One of the largest caves in Hesse, the natural monument is located between the villages of Kammerbach and Hilgershausen...
5.4 miNE
Church
St. Matthäus
137 min walk • The Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthew is located in the municipality of Arenshausen in the Eichsfeld district of Thuringia, Germany.
3.6 miE
Monuments and statues
"Denkmal der Schande", Bornhagen
93 min walk • The Center for Political Beauty is an association of about 70 action artists and creatives led by philosopher and action artist Philipp Ruch.
6.7 miSE
Church
Hospitalkapelle Allendorf, Bad Sooden-Allendorf
172 min walk • The Lutheran Holy Spirit Chapel, a single-nave hall church in the Allendorf district of the municipality of Bad Sooden-Allendorf in the Werra-Meißner district of the state of Hesse, is a listed building.