Date opened 1948 No. of animals 1 163 Opened 1948 Number of species 205 | Land area 48 hectares No. of species 205 Phone +420 577 577 101 | |
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Location Lukovská 112, 763 14 Zlín 12 Memberships UCSZ, EEP, EAZA, WAZA, SEAZA Address Lukovská 112, 763 14 Zlín, Czechia Hours Open today · 8:30AM–5PMSunday8:30AM–5PMMonday8:30AM–5PMTuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturday8:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Schloss Lešná, Olomouc Zoo, Ostrava Zoo, Brno Zoo, Liberec Zoo Profiles | ||
Zlín-Lešná Zoo, (Zoologická zahrada Zlín) is a Czech zoo, located by the Lešná castle, 10 km from the city of Zlín in Czech Republic.
After the second world war the zoo was nationalized and in 1948 opened to the public.
The area has a botanical garden with 13,000 kinds of plants, the latest exhibition hall is from 2007 displaying 250 rare plant species from tropical Yucatán.
Lešná castle
Within the area of the zoo is the Lešná castle, built in 1887-1894 according to architects Mick J. and V. Siedka. It is a historical mansion, which contains collections of paintings, porcelain and trophies from the late nineteenth century
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