Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
Chorzów

Silesian Zoological Garden

Silesian Zoological Garden is a zoological garden in . It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the and cities in the .
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  • Opening hours:
    May—September: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November—March: 9:00 AM—3:00 PM
    April and October: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM; Saturday—Sunday and public holidays 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    November 1st, December 24th, and December 31st: closed
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoological garden in the Katowice and Chorzów districts of Silesia, Poland
  • Also known as: “Chorzow - Slaski Ogrod Zoologiczny”, “Chorzów - Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”, “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”, and “Zoo Chorzów”
  • Address: Promenada generała Jerzego Ziętka 7, Chorzów, 41-501

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Silesian Stadium and Legendia.

Stadium
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The is a sport located on the premises of Silesian Park in , Poland. The stadium has a fully covered capacity of 54,378, after refurbishment completed in October 2017. is situated 1½ km northwest of Silesian Zoological Garden.

Theme park
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an amusement park located within Silesian Park in the center of the , . It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, the park saw 253,000 visitors. is situated 710 metres south of Silesian Zoological Garden.

Roller coaster
Photo: Tom a, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a steel roller coaster located at in , Poland. It was the first Bermuda Blitz coaster by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and opened on July 1, 2017. is situated 510 metres south of Silesian Zoological Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agnieszka’s colony and Dąb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a district of , located in the northern part of the city, by the . It has an area of 1.86 km2 and in 2007 had 7,694 inhabitants.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Silesian Zoological Garden

Latitude
50.28216° or 50° 16′ 56″ north
Longitude
18.99402° or 18° 59′ 39″ east
Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)
Inception
1954
Open location code
9F2W7XJV+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38610477
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Geo­Names ID
6285665
Wiki­data ID
Q3498147
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Silesian Zoological Garden” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”
  • Czech: “Slezská zoologická zahrada”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات سيليزيا”
  • French: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”
  • French: “Zoo de Chorzow”
  • French: “Zoo de Katowice”
  • German: “Schlesischer Tierpark”
  • German: “Schlesischer Zoologischer Garten”
  • German: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”
  • Hungarian: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”
  • Hungarian: “Sziléziai Állatkert”
  • Italian: “Giardino zoologico della Slesia”
  • Italian: “Giardino Zoologico Slesiano”
  • Italian: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”
  • Polish: “Ogród Zoologiczny w Chorzowie”
  • Polish: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”
  • Russian: “Силезский зоопарк”
  • Slovak: “Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Silesian Zoological Garden”. Photo: Abraham, CC BY 3.0.