ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen

ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
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51°32′39″N 7°6′39″E / 51.54417°N 7.11083°E / 51.54417; 7.11083
Date opened1949 as "Ruhr-Zoo"
LocationBleckstr. 64,
45889 Gelsenkirchen
Land area31 hectares (about 77 acres)
No. of animalsca. 560
No. of species64
Major exhibitsAfrica, Alaska and Asia
Websitezoom-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.

African Queen, Afrika at ZOOM Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen

Date

visitors annually
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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  2. ^ "Zoom-Saison 2011: Radio Emscher Lippe". Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)