The Chemnitz Zoo (German: Tierpark Chemnitz) is a zoo in the city Chemnitz in Sachsen, Germany.

Tierpark Chemnitz

The famous lion Malik
Date opened	1964
Location	Nevoigtstraße 18 09117 Chemnitz, Germany
Coordinates	50°49′6″N 12°50′6″E
Land area	10 hectares (24.7 acres)
No. of animals	ca. 1000 [1] (2014)
No. of species	ca. 200 Species[1] (2014)
Annual visitors	141.677[1] (2014)
Memberships	EAZA,[2] WAZA[3]
Director	Anja Dube[4]
Website	www.tierpark-chemnitz.de

The Zoo was opened in 1964, and covers 1 000 animals from 200 species, living on 10 hectares (24.7 acres). During the first decenniums most species reflected the nature of the Soviet Union, and later the zoo reconcepted into breeding of endangered species. In 2014 The Zoo had 178.233 visitors.[1] In 2004 a lion wounded a female zookeeper, and in 2006 another female zookeeper was killed by a leopard.[5]

Literature

• Anja Dube et al.: 50 Jahre Tierpark Chemnitz. Kommunikation & Design Verlag, Lugau 2014, ISBN 978-3-945434-00-0.

See also

• List of zoos in Germany
• Elephant Database:Elephants at zoo locations in Germany

References

External links

Media related to Tierpark Chemnitz at Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tierpark Chemnitz.

• Official website (in German)
• Chemnitz Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)

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