Zoo
Plaswijckpark
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Netherlands 23 spp. present
Plaswijckpark is a recreational and amusement park located on the shores of the Bergse Achterplas founded in 1923 between the districts of Hillegersberg and Schiebroek on the northern edge of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The park is owned by the Stichting Plaswijckpark. It is known as a small-scale amusement park primarily aimed at families with young children and school groups. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
51.956° N 4.481° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
23
speciesOpened
1923
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–18:00
Getting there
Who runs it
- Founded by
- Cornelis Loos
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Plaswijckpark?
Rotterdam [The Hague], Netherlands
Plaswijckpark is a zoo or wildlife park in Rotterdam [The Hague], Netherlands. Its coordinates are 51.956° N, 4.481° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 247 km away.
What animals can you see at Plaswijckpark?
23 species
Citizen-science photos record 23 species at Plaswijckpark, including Common Peafowl, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Harris' Hawk, Black Swan and Blue-and-yellow Macaw. 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 Plaswijckpark in the wild?
Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Plaswijckpark also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Blue-winged Kookaburra (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kakadu National Park) and Harris' Hawk (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Palmar National Park).
When is Plaswijckpark open?
Every day · 10:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Plaswijckpark is open Every day · 10:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Plaswijckpark open and how big is it?
Opened 1923, 11 ha
Plaswijckpark, a zoo or wildlife park in Rotterdam [The Hague], Netherlands, opened in 1923 and covers about 11 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 23 species are photographed there.
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