Salzburg Zoo (
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: ''Zoo Salzburg''), also referred to as Tiergarten Hellbrunn, is a
zoo
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes.
The term ''zoological g ...
in
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
,
Salzburgerland
Salzburg (, ; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) (also known as ''Salzburgerland'') is a States of Austria, state (''Land'') of the modern Republic of Austria. It is officially named ''Land Salzburg'' to distinguish it from i ...
,
Austria
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.
Animals
It is 14 hectares in size, and has 1500 animals from 150
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
.
[http://www.zoo-salzburg.at Zoo Salzburg Official Website]
Location
It is located in the south of the city, in Anifer Street, in the
Anif
Anif is a municipality of Salzburg-Umgebung District in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
Geography
It is located at the southern city limits of Salzburg. In the south, it borders on Hallein District. Anif is one of the smallest municipalities in t ...
District.
References
External links
Zoo Salzburgnbsp;– salzburg city tourist board website.
Zoo
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes.
The term ''zoological g ...
Tourist attractions in Salzburg
Zoos in Austria
Zoos established in 1961
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