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Also known as Schönbrunn Zoo‎, Vienna Zoo

zoo in Vienna

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Within Vinony's link graph, Schönbrunn Zoo is referenced by 94 other articles, and connects out to Alpenzoo Innsbruck, Austria and Bangladesh.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 9.

Vinony files it under 1752 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy, 1752 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire and 18th-century establishments in Austria.

Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Date opened
31 July 1752 ; 273 years ago ( 1752-07-31 )
Location
Schönbrunn Palace , Vienna, Austria
Land area
17 ha (42 acres)
Number span no of animals
6,239 (2026)
Number span no of species
502 (2026)
Annual visitors
>2,000,000
Memberships
IUCN , WAZA , EAZA , VDZ , OZO , Species360
Owner
Republic of Austria
Director
Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck
Management
Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
Public transit access
U-Bahn : , at Schönbrunn , at Hietzing , S-Bahn : , at Wien Penzing
Website
www .zoovienna .at

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Archive
Founded
1752
Location
Vienna, Austria
Also known as
Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Zoo Vienna
Status
Active

Wikidata facts

Instance of
zoo
Country
Austria
Area
17
Official website
www.zoovienna.at
Image
Kaiserpavillon1.jpg
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Commons gallery
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
inception
1752-00-00
Commons category
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
species kept
Ursus maritimus
donations
4540000
social media followers
18600
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Encyclopedic overview

Schönbrunn Zoo (German: Tiergarten Schönbrunn; also simply called Vienna Zoo) is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Schönbrunn Palace gardens. It generally receives more than 2 million visitors every year.

As of 2021, it presented a total of 707 different species with around 8,250 specimens. Its primary attractions include the giant pandas, being one of only 27 zoos in the world to house them.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schönbrunn Zoo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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