Jevremovac Botanical Garden, Belgrade

The Jevremovac botanical garden was founded in 1874 by the decree of the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Serbia, on the initiative of Josif Pančić, a famous botanist who also became its first manager. In 1889, King Milan Obrenović donated the estate to the Great School in Belgrade for the creation of a botanical garden, provided that it be named "Jevremovac" (the Serbian for "Jevrem's Garden"), in honor of his grandfather. The same name was eventually adopted by the surrounding neighborhood. The arboretum spreads over an area of 50,000 square metres and has over 250 species of trees and bushes including local, European and exotic plants. Its total plant population now includes some 500 trees, bushes and herbaceous plants. Besides the open space, the arboretum also holds a greenhouse and the Institute of Botany.