Established 1906 Website Silesian Museum | Collection size 7000 species Phone +420 553 661 031 | |
Address Nový Dvůr 29, 746 01 Opava, Czechia Hours Closed now Monday8AM–4PMTuesday8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturday8AM–4PMSunday8AM–4PM Similar Silesian Museum, Palác Razumovských, Památník Petra Bezruče, Museum of the fortificatio, Schloss Raduň | ||
The Nový Dvůr Arboretum is part of the Silesian Museum and it includes 7,000 different species from five continents which are spread over 23 hectares. There are also 200 square metres of greenhouse space which although small includes both tropical and sub-tropical climates. These extend the range of plants of the arboretum to also include trees and plants that require the climates of Africa, Asia, America and Australasia.
History
The collection was started by Quido Reidl in 1906 and expended to 500 different species by 1928. At that time there was a manor house that had been built by Baron Antonín Luft and another older manor house built by Ludvík Klettenhof before 1836.
Reidl moved on to create another arboretum in 1928 but he left this collection to the care of his daughter Elisabeth. She and her husband Walter Schubert looked after the manor houses and the collection until 1945, but they made no additions or improvements during that time. In 1945 the manor houses were confiscated by the Czechoslovak state.
Following the end of the war the arboretum was neglected by a series of different owners until 1958 when the Silesian Museum took charge. They restored the original style which consists of both solitary and mixed groups of trees spread around open areas. The value of the design is that visitors can appreciate the diiferent textures and shapes as they change during the seasons. The older manor house did not fare so well. It was part of a farm and it was demoilished in the 1960s.
The arboretum is open all year and charges are made for adults and children.