Allotments abroad

Allotments are not to be found only in the Czech Republic (or Slovakia). Urban gardening and allotment gardens represent a European phenomenon with allotments in the cities all over Europe including northern countries. Browse through selected photographs of some of the allotments – from Slovakia, Germany, Poland, but also Sweden and Finland.

Entrance to the allotment colony of Kumpulan Siirtolapuutarhayhdistys, Helsinki, Finland
Main road in Kumpulan Siirtolapuutarhayhdistys, Helsinki, Finland
Main road in Kumpulan Siirtolapuutarhayhdistys, Helsinki, Finland
A sign with the name of the allotments in Änggårdskolonin, Göteborg, Sweden
A view over Änggårdskolonin, Göteborg, Sweden
A view of a shed in Änggårdskolonin, Göteborg, Sweden
An exhibition of old garden sheds in the garden colony Dr Schreber, Leipzig, Germany
A view of a garden shed in the allotments of Dr Schreber, Leipzig, Germany
Historical information at individual gardens in the allotments of Dr Schreber, Leipzig, Germany
A view in the garden colony in Brodzany, Slovakia
Spring in the allotments in Brodzany, Slovakia
A panorama of the allotments in Brodzany, Slovakia
From the most northern allotments in the world, Rovaniemi, Finland
A solitary garden shed in the garden colony in Rovaniemi, Finland
A view in the garden colony by the polar circle, Rovaniemi, Finland
An information sign in one of the garden colonies in Warsaw, Poland
A road in the allotments of “G. Washington” in Warsaw, Poland
A road in the allotments of “G. Washington” in Warsaw, Poland
An information point in one of the garden colonies in Chemnitz, Germany
One of the older garden sheds in the allotments in Chemnitz, Germany
An old garden shed in the allotments in Chemnitz, Germany