| ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen | |
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| 51°32′39″N 7°6′39″E / 51.54417°N 7.11083°E | |
| Date opened | 1949 as "Ruhr-Zoo" |
| Location | Bleckstr. 64,45889 Gelsenkirchen |
| Land area | 31 hectares (about 77 acres) |
| No. of animals | ca. 560 |
| No. of species | 64 |
| Major exhibits | Africa, Alaska and Asia |
| Website | zoom-erlebniswelt.de |
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, founded on April 14, 1949, as "Ruhr-Zoo", is one of the most modern zoological gardens in Germany. It was founded on a heavily shelled area in Gelsenkirchen adjacent to a port on the Rhine–Herne Canal. It initially encompassed 15.5 hectares. During its first years, there was a large turnover of animals as an animal trader, Firma Ruhe, provided them.
Today the park is owned by the city of Gelsenkirchen via GEW – Gesellschaft für Energie und Wirtschaft mbH (society for energy and business), a holding of municipally owned concerns.
After 2004 the park was enlarged to the present size.
It is incredibly well known for its panoramas and cultural approach. The main attractions are big animals, mostly mammals; the zoo has no aquarium house, insectarium or other facilities for smaller animals.
Date
| visitors annually | ||||||
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| before 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| approx. 250,000 | approx. 750,000 | approx. 1,000,000 | approx. 900,000 | approx. 850,000[1] | approx. 1,050,000[2] | approx. 902,000[3] |
The numbers before 2005 reflect average visitor numbers for the old Ruhr-Zoo.
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- ^ "Zoom-Saison 2011: Radio Emscher Lippe". Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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