History and present Liptovský Hrádok is closely related to wood, forestry, beekeeping, iron ore and nature. You have a chance to spend wonderful moments while walking in the lime trees alley or at the town Arboretum and bring back the memories of the people with whom you have met and the places you have visited. Sacral on the rivers Bela and Vah below the peaks of the Low Tatras, is located center of Upper Liptov – the town Liptovský quarter.
Symbol of the city is undoubtedly the castle and manor in Liptovsky Hradok, but there is also a protected linden alley and organize ideas will certainly take advantage Hrádocké Arboretum. Attempts to build arboretum dates back to 1777 when it was planted 200 better (on the occasion of the first anniversary of the USA), which later formed the basis for building decorative English park around the first school of forestry. In 1886, it begins with the establishment of forest botanical park, but elsewhere – in the near / STI newly established campus. From December 1, 1982 the arboretum was declared a protected study area.
The arboretum is divided into the following zones: North America (A), Eurasia (B), collections of rhododendrons (C), collections of evergreen trees (D), East Asia (E), moors (F), collections of willow trees (G) and climbing woody plants (H) .Arborétum except that serves as an illustrative object Forestry students at school fulfills its mission as a natural museum with an effort to save the vanishing and precious woody plants. There are built walkways and benches, as the study about 720 taxa of woody plants (160 coniferous deciduous 560) can take anyone.
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