Zoo
Košice Zoo
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Slovakia 18 spp. present
The Košice Zoo (Slovak: Zoologická záhrada Košice) is a zoo in Košice, Slovakia in the borough of Kavečany. It covers 292 hectares (720 acres) and is the largest zoo in Slovakia and the third largest in Europe. Visitors are allowed in only about one third of the site. Another area outside the visitors area is preserved as the Carpathian Biom, with many wild Slovak species of fauna and flora, including the Imperial Eagle, Black Storc, and Raven. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
48.784° N 21.204° E
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Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
18
speciesOpened
1979
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Bosc's Monitor
Varanus exanthematicus
Before you go
Where is Košice Zoo?
Slovakia
Košice Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Slovakia. Its coordinates are 48.784° N, 21.204° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Tatra National Park, about 88 km away.
What animals can you see at Košice Zoo?
18 species
Citizen-science photos record 18 species at Košice Zoo, including Red-legged Seriema, Common Peafowl, Harris' Hawk, Brazilian Teal and Toco Toucan. 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 Košice Zoo in the wild?
Red-legged Seriema: Emas National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Košice Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Red-legged Seriema (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Harris' Hawk (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Palmar National Park).
When is Košice Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Košice Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Košice Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1979, 45 ha
Košice Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Slovakia, opened in 1979 and covers about 45 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 18 species are photographed there.
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