Ostrava Zoo
49°50′44″N 18°19′30″E / 49.8455660°N 18.3251090°E
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Date opened | 1951 |
Location | Michálkovická 197, 710 00 Ostrava |
Land area | 100 hectares (250 acres) |
No. of animals | 3994 |
No. of species | 394 |
Memberships | EEP, EAZA |
Website | http://www.zoo-ostrava.cz/ |
Ostrava Zoo, (Zoologická zahrada Ostrava) is a zoo, located in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
Ostrava Zoo was founded as Kunčičky Zoo in 1951, on an area called the Miners' Park in Ostrava-Kunčičky. But already in 1956 construction of the new zoo in Stromovka park was undertaken, and in 1960 the zoo and animals were transferred to Stromovka park.
In 1996 Ostrava Zoo became a member in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). Ostrava Zoo is open every day from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
References
- ^ Website of Ostrava Zoo
- ^ Entry at UČSZOO website
- ^ "Ostrava Zoo". infoblogscat.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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