Zoo Băneasa
Zoo Băneasa is a zoo in Bucharest, Romania, located in the northern district of the city called Băneasa. The park was founded in 1955 as a service of the Municipal Household Section of the People's Council of the Capital.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: zoo in Romania
- Also known as: “Gradina Zoologica Bucuresti”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Embassy of the United States of America.
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Magercu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is located in Băneasa district, Bucharest, Romania, 8.5 km north of the city center. Named after Aurel Vlaicu, a Romanian engineer, inventor, aeroplane constructor, and early pilot, it was Bucharest's only commercial airport until 1969, when the Otopeni Airport was opened to civilian use.
Embassy of the United States of America
Government office
Photo: U.S. Embassy Romania, CC BY 2.0.
The Embassy of the United States in Bucharest is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Romania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aviației and Tunari.
Aviației
Suburb
Aviației is a district divided between Sector 1 and Sector 2 of Bucharest, mainly in Sector 1. The name refers to aircraft or airforces. The names of aviation pioneers Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu, and Henri Coandă are related to the name of the district. Aviației is situated 4 km south of Zoo Băneasa.
Tunari
Village
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tunari is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Zoo Băneasa.
Otopeni
Town
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otopeni is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. Otopeni is situated 4½ km northwest of Zoo Băneasa.
Zoo Băneasa
- Category: zoo
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Zoo Băneasa” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Zoo Băneasa”
- Cebuano: “Gradina Zoologică București”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات بينيسا”
- French: “zoo de Bucarest”
- French: “Zoo de Bucarest”
- German: “Gradina Zoologica Bucuresti”
- German: “Zoologischer Garten Bukarest”
- Hungarian: “Zoo București”
- Italian: “zoo di Bucarest”
- Navajo: “Chéchʼiltóodi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
- Polish: “Ogród Zoologiczny w Bukareszcie”
- Romanian: “Grădina Zoologică din București”
- Spanish: “Jardin zoologico de Bucarest”
- Spanish: “Jardín zoológico de Bucarest”
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