Odense Zoo
| Odense Zoo | |
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 Main entrance | |
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| 55°22′41″N 10°22′23″E / 55.378°N 10.373°E | |
| Date opened | 1930 |
| Location | Odense, Denmark |
| Land area | 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) |
| No. of species | 100 |
| Memberships | EAZA,[1] WAZA[2] |
| Website | www |
Odense Zoo is a zoological garden in Odense, Denmark.
At the time of its opening in 1930, the zoo had two
Amazon Rainforest to Antarctica
.
In 2008, Odense Zoo was Funen's most popular tourist attraction and number 9 in Denmark,[6] and in 2013 it received the "Best in Europe" award in its category (zoos with up to 500,000 visitors per year).[7][8] The visitor record was set in the first year of the "Oceanium" when the zoo received 439,533 visitors.
Number of visitors
- 2008: 430,363[9]
- 2007: 420,254[10]
- 2006: 378,373[11]
- 2005: 433,795[12]
- 2004: 410,525[13]
- 2003: 417,370[13]
- 2002: 390,000[13] (approx.)
- 2001: 439,533[14] (record)
- 2000: 310,000[15]
- 1999: 335,000[15]
References
- ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ (in Danish) TV 2/Fyn: Odense Zoo gennem 75 år Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2011, page 16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Odense Zoo: Animals. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ (in Danish) Visit Danmark: De 50 mest besøgte attraktioner Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Visitfunen: Odense Zoo-Voted best in Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Odense Zoo (4 July 2013). Odense ZOO is the Best Zoo in Europe. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: ZOOmagasinet, spring 2009, page 9[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Et forrygende 2007 i Odense Zoo[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2006, side 3[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Næstbedste besøgstal i Odense Zoo nogensinde Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2004, side 8[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Danish) Fyens Stiftstidende: Zoo-rekord giver millionoverskud Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Danish) Kristeligt Dagblad: Søkøer styrker Odense Zoo's besøgstal Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Odensezoo.dk, official site
