Sofia Zoo

Sofia Zoo in , the capital of Bulgaria, was founded by royal decree on 1 May 1888, and is the oldest and largest zoological garden in Southeast Europe.
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  • Opening hours:
    November—March: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
    April—October: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoological garden in Sofia
  • Also known as: “Зоологическа градина София”
  • Address: Сребърна 1, 1407

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Snow Leopard and African Lion.

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is situated 160 metres north of Sofia Zoo.

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is situated 170 metres north of Sofia Zoo.

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is situated 180 metres north of Sofia Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yuzhen park and Ivan Vazov.

Neighborhood
Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northwest of Sofia Zoo.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Sofia Zoo.

Sofia Zoo

Latitude
42.65833° or 42° 39′ 30″ north
Longitude
23.33114° or 23° 19′ 52″ east
Open location code
8GJ5M85J+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157686292
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q966676
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Sofia Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սոֆիայի կենդանաբանական այգի”
  • Bulgarian: “Общинско предприятие „Зоопарк – София‘”
  • Bulgarian: “Софийска зоологическа градина”
  • Bulgarian: “Софийски зоопарк”
  • Catalan: “Zoo de Sofia”
  • Dutch: “Sofia Zoo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات صوفيا”
  • Finnish: “Sofian eläintarha”
  • German: “Zoo Sofia”
  • Italian: “zoo di Sofia”
  • Italian: “Zoo di Sofia”
  • Japanese: “ソフィア動物園”
  • Korean: “소피아 동물원”
  • Polish: “Zoo w Sofii”
  • Portuguese: “Zoológico de Sófia”
  • Russian: “Софийский зоопарк”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico de Sofia”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico de Sofía”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійський зоопарк”

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Highlights include Red River Hog and Domestic Sheep.

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