Alpengarten Schachen, Alpine garden at Wetterstein massif, Germany
Alpengarten Schachen is a high mountain garden in the Bavarian Alps at approximately 1860 meters elevation. It holds over 1000 plant species collected from mountain ranges around the world, including specimens from the Alps, Himalayas, and other remote peaks.
The garden was established in 1901 as a research outpost of the Munich Botanical Garden. It represented one of the first alpine gardens in the region, created to study mountain plants in their natural high-altitude environment.
The garden sits beside a royal mountain lodge that reflects local Alpine heritage and tradition. Visitors encounter both research plants and historical buildings that show how this place has combined nature study with regional identity.
The site is accessible only by hiking a mountain trail that requires several hours depending on fitness level. Visit between late spring and early fall when snow has melted and the garden is fully operational.
The garden functions as an active research station where botanists observe how alpine plants respond to severe weather and climate shifts. What appears as a simple collection of plants is actually a scientific laboratory studying mountain ecosystems under changing conditions.
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