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Linnaeus's Hammarby (Swedish: Linnés Hammarby) is a historic house museum and mansion, and one of three botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, located in Sweden. It is situated about 10 km south-east of Uppsala.
Linnaeus's Hammarby. The von Linné family and Linnaeus family was the family of the renowned botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, physician and formalizer of the binomial nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus, and a Swedish noble family (No. 2044), ennobled on 20 April 1757 by the Swedish King Adolf Frederick, introduced at the House of Nobility in 1776. [1 ...
- Ennoblement 20 April 1757;, Introduction 1776
- Carl Linnaeus
In Hammarby, Linnaeus made a garden where he could grow plants that could not be grown in the Botanical Garden in Uppsala. He began constructing a museum on a hill behind Hammarby in 1766, where he moved his library and collection of plants.
Apr 8, 2024 · Linnaeus’ Hammarby lies embedded in an extensive agricultural landscape. The museum area, with buildings, exhibitions, café and shop are open May to September inclusive. In the surrounding Cultural Heritage Reserve, the County Council has recreated an 18th century agricultural landscape with forest, fields, grazing paddocks, a cabbage field ...
Linnaeus' Hammarby today. Today, Linnaeus' Hammarby, together with the Botanical Garden and the Linnaeus garden, constitute the Linnaean Gardens. These activities are run by Uppsala University with a grant from Uppsala Municipality. Hammarby has been a national building monument since 1935 and is managed by the National Property Board (SFV).
Aug 2, 2023 · Photo: Roland Moberg. In 1758 Linnaeus bought the farms Hammarby and Sävja near Uppsala. Hammarby became the family's summer home but also represented security in the face of an uncertain future. Here they could keep farm animals and grow grain for bread, vegetables and tobacco.
Museum & History. Linnaeus' Hammarby. Map & Contact. Carl Linnaeus’s summer home in Hammarby is located just over a mile southeast of Uppsala. Linnaeus’ Hammarby is one of Sweden’s best-preserved 18th century farms. It is also home to the world’s largest living collection of Linnaean plants.
