Borås Zoo
Borås Djurpark is a 40-hectare zoo in the northern part of central Borås, Sweden. It has about 500 animals of 80 different species. The zoo was founded in 1962 by Sigvard Berggren, who was manager until 1969.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in the northern part of central Borås in Sweden
- Also known as: “Borås djurpark”, “Borås Djurpark”, and “Boras Zoo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Borås Arena and Ryavallen.
Borås Arena
Stadium
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The Borås Arena is a football stadium in Borås, Sweden. It is the home ground of IF Elfsborg and Norrby IF and was opened in 2005. Borås Arena has an artificial turf pitch, GreenFields MX by GreenFields, and has a capacity of 14,500. Borås Arena is situated 750 metres southwest of Borås Zoo.
Ryavallen
Pitch
Ryavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Borås, Sweden, mainly used for soccer and track and field athletics. Ryavallen is situated 610 metres southwest of Borås Zoo.
Borås Ishall
Stadium
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Borås Ishall is an indoor arena located in Borås, Sweden. It is Borås HC's current home arena and has a capacity of 3,700 spectators. Borås Ishall is situated 1 km southwest of Borås Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borås and Brämhult.
Borås
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Borås is a city and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companies as well as the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles, which is part of the University of Borås.
Brämhult
Suburb
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Brämhult is a locality in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland, Sweden. Brämhult was originally an agrarian village formed around a medieval wooden church, the oldest parts of which have been dated to the mid-15th century. Today, Brämhult is a suburb of Borås. Brämhult is situated 4 km east of Borås Zoo.
Frufällan
Village
Frufällan is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 917 inhabitants in 2010. Frufällan is situated 4½ km northeast of Borås Zoo.
Borås Zoo
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Borås socken, Borås Caroli, Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Borås Zoo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Borås djurpark”
- Dutch: “Borås djurpark”
- Finnish: “Boråsin eläintarha”
- Italian: “zoo di Borås”
- Japanese: “ボロース動物園”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Borås djurpark”
- Norwegian: “Borås djurpark”
- Portuguese: “Jardim Zoológico de Boras”
- Portuguese: “Jardim Zoológico de Borås”
- Russian: “Борос Дьюпарк”
- Russian: “Борос Дьюрпарк”
- Spanish: “Zoológico de Borås”
- Swedish: “Borås djurpark”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Borås Zoo”. Photo: Mikael Ejdemyr, CC BY-SA 3.0.