Wrocław Zoo
The Wrocław Zoological Garden, known simply as the Wrocław Zoo, is a zoo on Wróblewski Street in Wrocław, Poland. It is the oldest zoo in Poland, having been first launched in 1865 as the Breslau Zoological Garden while the city was part of Prussia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Barbara Maliszewska, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
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- Opening hours: January—February 9:00 AM—5:00 PM, March, and October Monday—Thursday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM, Friday—Sunday, and public holidays 9:00 AM—6:00 PM and April—September 9:00 AM—7:00 PM and November—December 9:00 AM—4:00 PM and January 1st 11:00 AM—4:00 PM, December 24th, and 31 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Poland
- Also known as: “Ogród Zoologiczny”, “Wroclaw”, “Wrocław”, “Wroclaw ZOO”, “Wrocław Zoological Garden”, “ZOO Wroclaw”, and “Zoological Garden”
- Address: Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 1-5, Wrocław, 51-618
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centennial Hall and Spire.
Centennial Hall
Photo: Jar.ciurus, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
The Centennial Hall; German: Jahrhunderthalle), formerly named People's Hall, is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. It was constructed according to the plans of architect Max Berg in 1911–1913. Centennial Hall is situated 360 metres northeast of Wrocław Zoo.
Spire
Iglica is a needle-like monument in Wrocław, Poland. It was built in 1948 and was 106 metres tall. Today, after renovation, the top ten metres have been removed and it is now 90 metres tall. Spire is situated 380 metres north of Wrocław Zoo.Pavillion of Four Domes
Museum
Photo: Volens nolens kraplak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Four Domes Pavilion is a pavilion built at the beginning of the 20th century on the exhibition grounds in the eastern part of Wrocław. Pavillion of Four Domes is situated 430 metres north of Wrocław Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dąbie and Wittiga street student houses.
Wittiga street student houses
Neighborhood
Photo: Julo, Public domain.
Wittiga street student houses is a neighborhood.
Wrocław Zoo
- Categories: cultural institution, architectural heritage monument, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.10423° or 51° 6′ 15″ northLongitude
17.07443° or 17° 4′ 28″ eastElevation
117 metres (384 feet)Inception
July 10th, 1865Operator
Zoo Wrocław Sp. z o.o.Open location code
9F3V433F+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 35922689OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
6285656Wikidata ID
Q220237
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Wrocław Zoo” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վրոցլավի կենդանաբանական այգի”
- Bulgarian: “Зоопарк”
- Catalan: “Zoo de Breslau”
- Catalan: “Zoo de Wrocław”
- Czech: “Zoo Wrocław”
- Czech: “Zoologická zahrada ve Vratislavi”
- Dutch: “Dierentuin van Wroclaw”
- Dutch: “Dierentuin van Wrocław”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات فروتسواف”
- Esperanto: “Bestoĝardeno de Vroclavo”
- French: “jardin zoologique de Wrocław”
- French: “Jardin zoologique de Wrocław”
- German: “Zoologischer Garten Breslau”
- Greek: “Ζωολογικός Κήπος του Βρότσουαφ”
- Japanese: “ヴロツワフ動物公園”
- Korean: “브로츠와프 동물원”
- Lithuanian: “Vroclavo zoologijos sodas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wrocław Zoo”
- Norwegian: “Wrocław Zoo”
- Polish: “Ogród Zoologiczny we Wrocławiu”
- Polish: “Wrocławski Ogród Zoologiczny”
- Polish: “Wrocławskie Zoo”
- Polish: “Zespół Ogrodu Zoologicznego (stara część)”
- Polish: “ZOO Wrocław”
- Ukrainian: “Вроцлавський зоопарк”
- Ukrainian: “Зоопарк Вроцлава”
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