Zoo
Kaliningrad Zoo
🇷🇺 Russia
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Russia 99 spp. present
The Kaliningrad Zoo (Russian: Калининградский зоопарк) was founded in 1896 as the Königsberger Tiergarten in the German town of Königsberg, which in 1945 became part of Russia and was renamed Kaliningrad. Thus, the zoo is one of the oldest zoological gardens in Russia, and one of the largest. Its collection, which extends over 16.5 ha, comprises 286 species with a total of 2130 individual animals (as of 31 December 2020). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
54.720° N 20.487° E
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Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
99
speciesOpened
1896
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–20:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +7 4012 218914
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Kaliningrad Zoo?
Russia
Kaliningrad Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Russia. Its coordinates are 54.720° N, 20.487° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Biebrza National Park, about 207 km away.
What animals can you see at Kaliningrad Zoo?
99 species
Citizen-science photos record 99 species at Kaliningrad Zoo, including Brown Bear, Common Peafowl, Common Raccoon, Red Junglefowl and Great White Pelican. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Kaliningrad Zoo in the wild?
Brown Bear: Katmai National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Kaliningrad Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Common Raccoon (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Celestún Biosphere Reserve).
When is Kaliningrad Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–20:00
According to its open map listing, Kaliningrad Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–20:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Kaliningrad Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1896, 15 ha
Kaliningrad Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Russia, opened in 1896 and covers about 15 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 99 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)