Dessau Zoo

The Dessau Zoo is a municipally owned zoo in , which was founded in 1958. It is located in a park that surrounds the former mausoleum of the Dukes of Anhalt.
tierpark.dessau.de
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: German Zoo
  • Also known as: “Mausoleumspark” and “Tierpark Dessau”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mausoleum (Dessau) and Georgium.

Tomb
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is a tomb.

Public building
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The is a princely palace in , Germany. It was built for Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau, younger brother of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau. It now houses the Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie art gallery. is situated 390 metres west of Dessau Zoo.

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is situated 260 metres northwest of Dessau Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dessau and Bauhaus Dessau.

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, now Dessau-Roßlau, has a population of 68,000 and is the third largest city in the region of . is historically the capital of the Principality of Anhalt.

Neighborhood
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, also Bauhaus-Building Dessau, is a building-complex in . It is considered the pinnacle of pre-war modern design in Europe and originated out of the dissolution of the Weimar School and the move by local politicians to reconcile the city's industrial character with its cultural past. is situated 4½ km south of Dessau Zoo.

Town
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Rosslau was until 30 June 2007 a town in , , belonging to the district Anhalt-Zerbst. After a fusion with the town of it became eponym of the newly founded town of and a quarter of it. is situated 5 km north of Dessau Zoo.

Dessau Zoo

Latitude
51.84548° or 51° 50′ 44″ north
Longitude
12.23558° or 12° 14′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F3JR6WP+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49159220
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2432276
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Dessau Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات ديساو”
  • German: “Tierpark Dessau”
  • Japanese: “デッサウ動物園”
  • Swedish: “Dessau Zoo”

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