Bucharest Zoo

Zoo Băneasa is a zoo in , , located in the northern district of the city called . The park was founded in 1955 as a service of the Municipal Household Section of the People's Council of the Capital.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Romania
  • Also known as: “Gradina Zoologica Bucuresti”, “Grădina Zoologică București”, “Jardin zoologico de Bucarest”, and “Zoo Băneasa”
  • Address: Strada Vadul Moldovei, București

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Băneasa Shopping City.

Aerodrome
Photo: Magercu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
— generally known as Băneasa Airport or Bucharest City Airport — is located in district, , , 8.5 km north of the city center.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center in the north of , , opened on 18 April 2008. Located in the neighborhood of , it is part of the Băneasa Developments owned by Aurel Gabriel Popoviciu and Radu Timofte. is situated 1½ km southwest of Bucharest Zoo.

Lake
Photo: Dahn, Public domain.
is a on the Colentina River at Băneasa in of , . The lake has a length of 3 kilometers, a width between 50 meters and 400 meters, a surface area of 40 hectares, a depth between 1 meter and 3 meters, a volume of 630,000 cubic meters and a debit of 2.5 m/s. is situated 3 km southeast of Bucharest Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aviației and Tunari.

Suburb
is a district divided between and of , mainly in Sector 1. Its name references the district's proximity to in neighbouring district. is situated 4 km south of Bucharest Zoo.

Village
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Bucharest Zoo.

Town
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is a town in , , , neighbouring the north of along the DN1 road to . It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. is situated 4½ km northwest of Bucharest Zoo.

Bucharest Zoo

Latitude
44.51708° or 44° 31′ 2″ north
Longitude
26.10441° or 26° 6′ 16″ east
Open location code
8GP8G483+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369588750
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q927893
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Bucharest Zoo” 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: “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: “Jardín zoológico de Bucarest”

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