The Botanical Garden at Leipzig University is the oldest of its kind in Germany and is considered one of the oldest gardens in Europe, along with Pisa, Padua and Florence. In its more than 450-year history, it has been relocated four times within the city limits of Leipzig. Since 1877 it resides at its current location in Linnéstraße. Today, the Botanical Garden is a garden of diversity. It is not only used for teaching and research, but also as a space for fostering interaction and a meeting place for knowledge transfer between the university and society.