ZOO Ostrava
Like many other activities, the history of the Ostrava Zoo is connected with the activities of miners. Specifically down Zárubek and Alexander. In 1948, they began to build the so-called Mining Orchard (with an area of "only" 6 ha) in the metropolitan part of Ostrava-Kunčičky and soon transformed it into a popular nature park intended for recreation. The official origin of the garden is then considered to be the year 1951, when the first charter was approved.
Information for visitors
Interesting facts ZOO Ostrava
Today, the Ostrava Zoo covers an area of more than 100 ha and breeds more than 3,000 species of animals on its territory. The garden is also a member of several international organizations and offers its visitors, in addition to animal exhibitions, many other experiences, including 6 km of botanical nature trails.
What is unique you can see with us:
Chitwan - a common enclosure for bears and hulmans
Tanganyika - Pavilion for hippos and crocodiles
On the farm - contact zoo with pets (including the possibility of feeding)
Papua - reptiles and fish from the island of New Guinea
For mothers with children: changing room (babyroom) in the elephant pavilion and in the Na statku exhibition
For schools: a wide range of curricula, knowledge and deepening of knowledge of nature, interactive teaching elements, worksheets
For the disabled: barrier-free access to all pavilions and to the contact paddock with pets, toilets for the disabled, elements for the blind