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DierenPark Amersfoort

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Date opened
  
22 May 1948

Annual visitors
  
650,000

Opened
  
22 May 1948

Province
  
No. of species
  
100

Memberships
  
EAZA, NVD

Phone
  
+31 33 422 7100

Number of species
  
100

DierenPark Amersfoort

Location
  
Major exhibits
  
Exotic animals;Theme areas Savanna, Night, Stad der Oudheid

Address
  
Barchman Wuytierslaan 224, 3819 AC Amersfoort, Netherlands

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMonday10AM–5PM

Similar
  
Ouwehands Zoo, Royal Burgers' Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Apenheul Primate Park

Profiles

Dierenpark amersfoort 9 05 2015


DierenPark Amersfoort is a 19-hectare (47-acre) zoo located on the West side of Amersfoort, in the province of Utrecht, on the edge of the bunch area Birkhoven, in the Netherlands.

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History

The zoo was founded on 22 May 1948 by Mr. Tertoolen and Mr. Knoester. Initially it was a very small zoo with a monkey, a bear, a camel and some farm animals. In the years afterwards the first carnivore arrived, and in 1956 the elephants Indra and Rani arrived.

In 1960, Mr. and Mrs. Vis-Tertoolen, one of the zoo founder's daughters and her husband, took over the management of the zoo, and the first of the chimpanzees arrived.

In 1979, 2 white southern white lions were born, but while growing up they became normally colored. In 1982 seven Sudan cheetahs were born. In 1988, the park got a savanna area and "De Ark van Amersfoort" (Amersfoort's Ark) was opened. The zoo currently has an area of about 14 hectares (35 acres). It is home to more than 100 animal species and hosts about 650,000 visitors annually. Its ridable miniature railway, the has a worldwide unique gauge of 340 mm (13 38 in).

References

DierenPark Amersfoort Wikipedia


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