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Nuremberg Zoo

Nuremberg Zoo (Tiergarten Nürnberg) lies in the forest on the edge of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany; it opened in 1912 and moved to its present Schmausenbuck site in 1939. Its roughly 65-hectare grounds hold about 330 species and more than 4,000 animals and draw over a million visitors a year. It is known as a landscape zoo built into natural rock and woodland, featuring an open-air dolphin lagoon and a manatee house.

Opened
May 11, 1912 · 114 years of history

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Exterior of Nuremberg Zoo
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Basic Information

Nuremberg Zoo basic information
TypeZoo
LocationGermanyNuremberg
OpenedMay 11, 1912 Source
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When did it open and when did it move to its current site?
It opened in 1912 and relocated to its present Schmausenbuck site in 1939. Source
What kind of zoo is it?
A landscape zoo built into natural rock and woodland, with an open-air dolphin lagoon and a manatee house (completed 2011). Source
Learn More About This Facility’s Animals 350 species

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