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Zoo Insights

Data and statistics about Germany's zoos

Zoos
50
across 16 states
Species
115+
unique species
Total area
1,566.08
Hectares
Oldest zoo
Sababurg Animal Park
1571

By type

  • Zoo 39
  • Wildlife Park 5
  • Aquarium 2
  • Bird Park 2
  • Safari Park 1
  • Botanical Zoo 1

By state

  • Nordrhein-Westfalen 10
  • Niedersachsen 8
  • Bayern 5
  • Sachsen 4
  • Hessen 4
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3
  • Sachsen-Anhalt 3
  • Baden-Wรผrttemberg 3
  • Berlin 2
  • Rheinland-Pfalz 2
  • Brandenburg 2
  • Hamburg 1
  • Thรผringen 1
  • Saarland 1
  • Schleswig-Holstein 1

Zoo history

When were Germany's zoos founded?

  • 1570s 1
  • 1790s 1
  • 1840s 2
  • 1850s 1
  • 1860s 4
  • 1870s 2
  • 1880s 1
  • 1890s 1
  • 1900s 3
  • 1910s 2
  • 1930s 9
  • 1940s 1
  • 1950s 13
  • 1960s 3
  • 1970s 4
  • 1980s 1
  • 1990s 1

Animals by origin

Which continents are represented?

  • Afrika 88
  • Asien 64
  • Europa 38
  • Sรผdamerika 28
  • Nordamerika 7
  • Ozeanien 6
  • Australien 4
  • Arktis 3
  • Antarktis 3
  • Weltweit 2
  • Europa/Asien/Nordamerika 2
  • Madagaskar 1
  • Europa/Nordamerika 1

Largest zoo

Serengeti Park Hodenhagen

220 Hectares ยท Hodenhagen

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