Bucharest Zoo
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.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Romania
- Also known as: “Gradina Zoologica Bucuresti”, “Grădina Zoologică București”, and “Zoo Băneasa”
- Address: Strada Vadul Moldovei, București
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Băneasa Shopping City.
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.
Băneasa Shopping City
Shopping center
Băneasa Shopping City is a shopping center in the north of Bucharest, Romania, opened on 18 April 2008. Located in the Băneasa neighborhood of Sector 1, it is part of the Băneasa Developments owned by Aurel Gabriel Popoviciu and Radu Timofte. Băneasa Shopping City is situated 1½ km southwest of Bucharest Zoo.
Lake Băneasa
Lake
Photo: Dahn, Public domain.
Lake Băneasa is a reservoir on the Colentina River at Băneasa in Sector 1 of Bucharest, Romania. 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. Lake Băneasa is situated 3 km southeast of Bucharest Zoo.
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 Bucharest Zoo.
Tunari
Village
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tunari is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Bucharest Zoo.
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 Bucharest Zoo.
Bucharest Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.51708° or 44° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
26.10441° or 26° 6′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8GP8G483+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 369588750OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata 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: “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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Highlights include Grădina Zoologică Bucureşti and Țarcul poneilor.
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