Diergaarde Blijdorp

"Blijdorp" redirects here. For the neighbourhood the zoo is located in, see Blijdorp (district).
Diergaarde Blijdorp
Old entrance of the Diergaarde in Blijdorp
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51°55′37″N 4°26′53″E / 51.9269605°N 4.4481325°E / 51.9269605; 4.4481325
Date opened1857
LocationBlijdorp, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Land areaApprox. 28 Hectares
No. of animals16.671 (1 October 2023)[1]
No. of species562 (1 October 2023)[1]
Annual visitors1.5 million (20 December 2019)[2]
MembershipsNVD,[3] EAZA,[4] WAZA, IABES,[5] SNP[6]
Websitediergaardeblijdorp.nl

Diergaarde Blijdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdiːrˌɣaːrdə ˈblɛidɔr(ə)p]; lit. 'Blijdorp Zoo'), officially Rotterdam Zoo,[7] is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde ("Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation"). Divided into several zoogeographic regions, the 26-hectare (64.25-acre) Blijdorp Zoo boasts 562 species. It also has a shop, multiple cafes, and an information centre.

The zoo is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. In 2007, it celebrated its 150th anniversary.

  1. ^ a b "Hoeveel dieren leven er in Blijdorp?" – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ Diergaarde blijdorp. 2019: Ruim 1,5 miljoen bezoekers in Diergaarde Blijdorp Archived 2023-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nvd_list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference eaza_list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers
  6. ^ Stichting Nationale Plantencollectie
  7. ^ On the English version of the official site, "Rotterdam Zoo" is the only name used (since at least 2017). It is also on the bilingual logo of the zoo Archived 2023-10-15 at the Wayback Machine: "Diergaarde / Blijdorp / Rotterdam Zoo"