"(as in Meidling, hence the name) in some variants of the Viennese dialect. Some believe that this feature of the dialect has its origin in the Czech language, where the 'l' sometimes sounds similar, e.g. in the past tense. ""The birth of the Schonbrunn Imperial Palace complex from the floodplain situated between a hill between the towns of Hietzing (today the 13th municipal District of Vienna) and Meidling (today the 12th district of Vienna)."" The District Museum of Meidling (""Bezirksmuseum Meidling"") is the oldest museum in Vienna. It was founded in 1923 as a Meidlinger Heimatmuseum and sets its priorities,"
"which symbolizes the rivers Vltava and Elbe. Schönbrunn is Vienna's most popular tourist destination, attended by 3,800,000 visitors in 2017. The whole Schönbrunn complex with Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Palmenhaus, Wüstenhaus and the Wagenburg, accounted for more than five million visitors in 2009. At the official website tickets can be purchased in advance for tours. In addition to tours and tour packages, many classical concerts featuring the music of Mozart and his contemporaries can be enjoyed with the added benefit of more time in the spectacular halls, Orangerie, or Schlosstheater. The annual Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn is held on the grounds of"
"Madrid. During two centuries, it was a predecessor institution of the modern facilities of the Madrid Zoo Aquarium, moved in 1972 to the Casa de Campo. In the nineteenth century the aristocratic menageries were displaced by the modern zoological gardens with their scientific and educational approach. The last menagerie in Europe was the Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, which was known officially as a ""menagerie"" until 1924, before evolving into a modern zoological garden with a scientific, educational and conservationist orientation. Due to its local continuity, the former menagerie established in the medieval through baroque tradition of private wild-animal collections of"
"Hellabrunn Zoo Hellabrunn Zoo (or Tierpark Hellabrunn in German) is a 40 hectare (99 acre) zoological garden in the Bavarian capital of Munich. The zoo is situated on the right bank of the river Isar, in the southern part of Munich near the quarter of Thalkirchen. As the groundwater level here is rather high and the water is of very good quality, the zoo can cover its needs for freshwater by using its own wells. A high ratio of enclosures are cageless, relying upon moat features to keep the animals in place. The zoo was the first zoo in the"
"Hellabrunn Zoo Hellabrunn Zoo (or Tierpark Hellabrunn in German) is a 40 hectare (99 acre) zoological garden in the Bavarian capital of Munich. The zoo is situated on the right bank of the river Isar, in the southern part of Munich near the quarter of Thalkirchen. As the groundwater level here is rather high and the water is of very good quality, the zoo can cover its needs for freshwater by using its own wells. A high ratio of enclosures are cageless, relying upon moat features to keep the animals in place. The zoo was the first zoo in the"
"Nordhornin the neighboring country Holland. Most of the zoos in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also able to benefit from the growing popularity of the state as a holiday destination and others, such As Dresden, Heidelberg, Neuwied and Osnabrück paid off investments in new facilities. In 2014, 52 of the 53 German member zoos (the Aquazoo Düsseldorf was closed due to renovation) recorded around 33.4 million admissions. The five members in Austria received 3.7 million visitors and the five in Switzerland over 4.3 million. The two member zoos outside the German-speaking area, the Tallinn Zoo and the Loro Parquein Tenerife, together received 1.4"
"Wüstenhaus Schönbrunn The Wüstenhaus Schönbrunn (""Schönbrunn Desert House"") is a desert botanical exhibit in Vienna, Austria. It is located in the Sonnenuhrhaus (""Sundial House""), which was built in 1904 as the newest of the four botanical houses in Schönbrunn Palace Park. The desert exhibit opened in 2004 as a counterpart to the ""Rainforest House"" that opened in 2002 in the nearby Zoo Vienna. The Sundial House stands opposite the Schönbrunn Palm House (""Palmenhaus""; another botanical exhibit), directly between the Hietzing Gate and the Zoo. The unprepossessing building owes its name to the sundial (""Sonnenuhr"") located in the gardens to the"
"Academy of Sciences and Polish EBSB coordinators (Pedigree database of European bison). The zoo's main goal is to breed European bison calves and return them to the areas intended for the reintroduction of European bison. Tabor Zoo Tabor Zoo () is a zoological garden in the south-east of the city of Tábor, in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, founded in May 2015. At 10 hectares, it is the largest zoo in the South Bohemian Region. The zoo focuses on the protection of endangered species. The managing director of Tabor Zoo is Evzen Korec, owner and director of"
"and contributed to its upswing in popularity. Tiergarten Schönbrunn is one of the few zoos worldwide to house giant pandas. The zoo's pandas are named ""Yang Yang"" (F), ""Long Hui"" (M), ""Fu Long"" (M), and ""Fu Hu"" (M). Fu Long's birth on 23 August 2007 was the first natural insemination panda birth in Europe. Fu Hu was born exactly 3 years later, and he was also conceived by natural mating. One more panda cub, Fu Bao (福豹), was born nearly three years later on 14 August 2013 via natural mating. On August 7, 2016, Panda cub twins Fu Feng and"
"success in breeding animals, including some rare species, demonstrates the efficacy of these new methods. The zoo came to be located in West Berlin, hence a second zoo – Tierpark Berlin – was built in the East. The Berlin Zoo is the most visited zoo in Europe, with more than 3.3 million visitors per year from all over the world. It is open all year long and can easily be reached by public transportation. The Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station (also simply known as ""Zoo"") is one of Berlin's most important stations. Several modes of transport such as U-Bahn, S-Bahn"
"Berlin Zoological Garden The Berlin Zoological Garden () is the oldest and best-known zoo in Germany. Opened in 1844 it covers and is located in Berlin's Tiergarten. With about 1,380 different species and over 20,200 animals the zoo presents one of the most comprehensive collection of species in the world. The zoo and its aquarium had more than 3.5 million visitors in 2017. It is the most-visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. Regular animal feedings are among its most famous attractions. Globally known animals like Knut, the polar bear, and Bao Bao, the giant panda"
"In 2011, a farm with pet animals (""Altgermanischen Frankenhof"") was established, as well as a rehabilitation center for white storcks. Kaiserslautern Zoo The Kaiserslautern Zoo () is a zoo in the city of Kaiserslautern in the European Union. The Zoo was founded on June 15th, 1968 and is located in Kaiserslautern's Siegelbach neighbourhood. The zoo originally belonged to the town of Siegelbach which became part of the city in 1969. The Zoo is home to about 600 animals of over 100 species and currently covers It is planned to be developed to In 2003, ownership was transferred from the city"
"of this coffee as a reward for providing information that allowed him to defeat the Turks. Kolschitzky then opened Vienna's first coffee shop. Julius Meinl set up a modern roasting plant in the same premises where the coffee sacks were found, in 1891. Major tourist attractions include the imperial palaces of the Hofburg and Schönbrunn (also home to the world's oldest zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn) and the Riesenrad in the Prater. Cultural highlights include the Burgtheater, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Lipizzaner horses at the spanische Hofreitschule, and the Vienna Boys' Choir, as well as excursions to Vienna's Heurigen district Döbling. There"
"and Richard Wagner. The concert invariably ends with Wiener Blut, by Johann Strauss II Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn () is an annual free entry outdoor concert in Vienna held by the Vienna Philharmonic. The venue for the concert is the Schönbrunn Palace. It has telecast on PBS in the United States. The concert began operations in 2004. Rolex began sponsoring it in 2009. As of around that year the concert has crowds of over 100,000. The concert has performed works by Alexander Borodin, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Mussorgsky, Niccolò"
"Kaiserslautern Zoo The Kaiserslautern Zoo () is a zoo in the city of Kaiserslautern in the European Union. The Zoo was founded on June 15th, 1968 and is located in Kaiserslautern's Siegelbach neighbourhood. The zoo originally belonged to the town of Siegelbach which became part of the city in 1969. The Zoo is home to about 600 animals of over 100 species and currently covers It is planned to be developed to In 2003, ownership was transferred from the city to a private company. In 2005, the new monkey house was opened and a show with birds of prey established."
"experience. Both offer indoor and outdoor seating. There is a both a big playground and a smaller one for little children. There is also a climbing wall that leads to the Eagle Nest and many other playing facilities on the site. Alpenzoo is the European Endangered Species Programme coordinator of the northern bald ibis, and the only zoo in the world which exhibits the wallcreeper. Alpenzoo Alpenzoo Innsbruck is a zoo located in the town Insbruck, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is one of the highest elevation zoos in Europe. Founded 22 September 1962 by the Austrian zoologist"
"Alpenzoo Alpenzoo Innsbruck is a zoo located in the town Insbruck, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is one of the highest elevation zoos in Europe. Founded 22 September 1962 by the Austrian zoologist Hans Psenner, Alpenzoo became famous because of reintroduction of endangered species like the bearded vulture, Alpine ibex, and northern bald ibis in the wild. The zoo is a non-profit association, and the majority of their funding comes from the entrance fees, but the zoo receives additional funds from the city of Innsbruck and the government of Tyrol. There is also financial participation from the society"
"Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn () is an annual free entry outdoor concert in Vienna held by the Vienna Philharmonic. The venue for the concert is the Schönbrunn Palace. It has telecast on PBS in the United States. The concert began operations in 2004. Rolex began sponsoring it in 2009. As of around that year the concert has crowds of over 100,000. The concert has performed works by Alexander Borodin, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Mussorgsky, Niccolò Paganini, Amilcare Ponchielli, Jean Sibelius, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi,"
"and in 2017 it was afforded a level of protection when placed on Appendix II (export quota is zero for wild individuals for commercial purposes). The first confirmed captive breeding was at a zoo in Japan in 2014. A couple of years later a few European zoos initiated a breeding program; in 2017 it was bred at Schönbrunn Zoo in Austria and in 2018 it was bred a Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic. There have been other breeding reports by private keepers and captive bred individuals have been offered for sale, but some of these may not involve genuine"
"the ""Tropenhalle"", a 4,000 m² tropical exhibition with gibbons, gorillas, orangutans and De Brazza's monkey. Next to the ""Tropenhalle"" is an exhibition which shows the culture evolution of Man. Rostock Zoo Rostock Zoo (German: ""Zoologische Garten Rostock"") is a zoo in the city of Rostock, founded in 1899. It covers 56 hectares and with 4,500 animals from 320 species, Rostock Zoo is the largest zoo on the German east coast. Rostock Zoo is studbook keeper of Polar bears within the European Endangered Species Programme. The director of Rostock Zoo is Udo Nagel. Around 1864, previous military grounds were transferred into"
"located in the Wurstelprater in Vienna opened in 2010 at a height of . The Star Flyer, located in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, affords sweeping views of the city's historical centre. Les Chaises Volantes, located in is a Zierer model from 1987 which was re-localised to the park in 1992. Attractiepark Slagharen located the same Chair-O-Plane as Loundoun Castle. Second largest amusement park in the Nordic countries is TusenFryd located outside the capital Oslo in Norway. TusenFryd is the home of a Wellenflieger named """"Sverrehusken"""" and has been in operation since 1988. Sverrehusken is the first of its kind in the"
"of Siberian tigers would arrive in the end of August 2017. Ljubljana Zoo Ljubljana Zoo () is a zoo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It serves as the national zoo of Slovenia and is open year-round. The zoo is situated on the southern slope of the Rožnik Hill, in a natural environment of woods and meadows about a 20-minute walk from the city center. The zoo is notable in that the city is at the intersection of the Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean, and Dinaric habitats and has 119 species and (not counting insects) a total of 500 animals. Ljubljana Zoo was established on"
"million views on YouTube. Although a part of the video is supposedly shot in Slagharen, the actual footage is from a different park, PonyParkCity. Attractiepark Slagharen Attractiepark Slagharen is an amusement park situated in Slagharen, Netherlands. It also contains a bungalow park and a water park (Aqua Mexicana). It's one of the most visited parks in Europe. It was in the top 20 in 2010 and 2011. In 1963, shopkeeper Henk Bemboom built a number of holiday cottages on a piece of land around an old farmhouse. As an added attraction, he offered a Shetland pony and a carriage to"
"Italian, and Greek cuisine, can be found in many parts of the city. Zoologischer Garten Berlin, the older of two zoos in the city, was founded in 1844. It is the most visited zoo in Europe and presents the most diverse range of species in the world. It was the home of the captive-born celebrity polar bear Knut. The city's other zoo, Tierpark Friedrichsfelde, was founded in 1955. Berlin's Botanischer Garten includes the Botanic Museum Berlin. With an area of and around 22,000 different plant species, it is one of the largest and most diverse collections of botanical life in"
"""Zoo of the future"". Among the rarest species in this zoo are eastern quolls (which formed the basis for the entire European zoo population), as well as Chinese pangolin (only pangolins in Europe). Leipzig Zoological Garden Leipzig Zoological Garden, or Leipzig Zoo is a zoo in Leipzig city, Germany. It was first opened on June 9, 1878. It was taken over by the city of Leipzig in 1920 after World War I and now covers about and contains approximately 850 species. Leipzig zoo is internationally noted for its large building projects such as Pongoland (housing gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo and orangutan)"
"Rostock Zoo Rostock Zoo (German: ""Zoologische Garten Rostock"") is a zoo in the city of Rostock, founded in 1899. It covers 56 hectares and with 4,500 animals from 320 species, Rostock Zoo is the largest zoo on the German east coast. Rostock Zoo is studbook keeper of Polar bears within the European Endangered Species Programme. The director of Rostock Zoo is Udo Nagel. Around 1864, previous military grounds were transferred into a garden, and by 1866 completed and named ""Trotzenburg"". In 1898, the first fenced animals were introduced, as wild boar and different kind of deer. The next year was"
"Nyíregyháza Zoo The Nyíregyháza Zoo (Nyíregyházi Állatpark – Animal Park of Nyíregyháza, also known as ""Sóstó Zoo"") is located 5 km (approx 3.3 miles) north of Nyíregyháza, Hungary in the Sóstó recreation area, which also includes the beach, the spa, the pool, the open-air museum, and the wood parks. The zoo lies in a natural, almost untouched birch forest. In the 30-hectare area of the zoo, the visitors find themselves in continents, so that one that enters can walk along them to observe how the animals live in certain parts of the world. The visitors can have some rest in"
"mission statement. From 1999 to 2003, the number of visitors to the member zoos in Germany had been between 26 and 27 million. In 2004, the number rose to more than 28 million, to which the reopening of the converted Zoo on the sea in Bremerhaven contributed significantly. Thereafter, overall numbers continued to rise, notably as a result of the total renewal of the zoos in Gelsenkirchen, Hanover and Leipzig, which saw massive growth, the opening of the tropical aquarium Hagenbeck in 2007, the Darwineum in Rostock in 2012 and the growing popularity of the borderline Zoos of Aachen and"
"Schmiding Zoo Schmiding Zoo is a zoo at Schloss Schmiding, a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. The origin of the zoo is from Europe's largest bird park, Vogelpark Schmiding, which opened the gates in 1982, and the zoo displays the largest walk-through aviary in the world (25.000 m³). The zoo also includes an aquarium, ""der Aquazoo"", which is Austria's largest marine aquarium. In 2017 the Evolutionary Museum Schmiding opened next to the Aquazoo. It completes the evolutionary time travel which was started in the Aquarium, and shows how humans evolved during the course of time - first physically then spiritually"
"Sonneberg Sonneberg is a town in Thuringia, Germany, which is seat of the district Sonneberg. It has long been a centre of toy making and is still well known for this. It is the home of PIKO, a model railway manufacturer which became one of the few such enterprises in the Warsaw Pact countries and as such supplied model trains depicting railway stock of all the Soviet bloc countries. Sonneberg is home to the German Toy Museum (""Deutsches Spielzeugmuseum""). In divided post-war Germany, Sonneberg found itself 'unnaturally' cut off from its large neighbouring town of Coburg and could only face"
"of the Meli Zoo and Attraction Park near the Atomium who wanted to make Brussels more colourful. In Germany, these birds are found along the Rhine in all major urban areas such as Cologne, Düsseldorf (about 800 birds), Bonn, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg and Speyer, Wiesbaden and Mainz, and Worms. Other populations are found around Paris, Rome — notably in the gardens of the Palatine Hill, the trees of the Trastevere and Janiculum and at Villa Borghese, in the Orto Botanico di Palermo in Palermo, in Genoa, in Barcelona and in Lisbon. The specimens in these naturalized populations often represent intra-specific hybrids,"
"and what the future might hold. Schmiding Zoo Schmiding Zoo is a zoo at Schloss Schmiding, a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. The origin of the zoo is from Europe's largest bird park, Vogelpark Schmiding, which opened the gates in 1982, and the zoo displays the largest walk-through aviary in the world (25.000 m³). The zoo also includes an aquarium, ""der Aquazoo"", which is Austria's largest marine aquarium. In 2017 the Evolutionary Museum Schmiding opened next to the Aquazoo. It completes the evolutionary time travel which was started in the Aquarium, and shows how humans evolved during the course of"
"via the Autobahn 46 is possible but not recommended, since parking lots are in very short supply. Wuppertal Zoo Wuppertal Zoo ( or ""Zoo Wuppertal"") is a zoo in Wuppertal, Germany. About 5,000 animals representing about 500 species from around the world live at the zoo, including apes, monkeys, bears, big cats, elephants, as well as birds, reptiles, and fish. The zoo was founded on 5 December 1879. The central building opened together with the zoo itself on 8 September 1881. It featured 34 animals, among them a pair of wolves and a bear. Since then, the zoo has been"