Zoo
Silesian Zoological Garden
🇵🇱 Poland
EAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Poland 104 spp. present
Silesian Zoological Garden (Polish: Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny) is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów cities in the Metropolis GZM. It covers over 47.6 ha within the Silesian Park. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
50.282° N 18.993° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
104
speciesOpened
1954
Size
Large
Accreditations
- European Association of Zoos and AquariaZoos and aquariums mainly in Europe: shared membership standards and coordinated breeding programmes
Visit
Opening hours
May–Sep · 9:00–18:00Nov–Mar · 9:00–15:00Apr, Oct · Mon–Fri · 9:00–16:00Apr, Oct · Sat–Sun, Public holidays · 9:00–17:001 Nov, 24 Dec, 31 Dec · closed
Getting there
- Address
- Promenada generała Jerzego Ziętka 7, 41-501 Chorzów
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Silesian Zoological Garden?
Poland
Silesian Zoological Garden is a zoo or wildlife park in Poland, at Promenada generała Jerzego Ziętka 7, 41-501 Chorzów. Its coordinates are 50.282° N, 18.993° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Tatra National Park, about 148 km away.
What animals can you see at Silesian Zoological Garden?
104 species
Citizen-science photos record 104 species at Silesian Zoological Garden, including Common Crane, Common Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard, Green Aracari and Wolverine. 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 Silesian Zoological Garden in the wild?
Common Crane: Biebrza National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Silesian Zoological Garden also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Biebrza National Park), Common Shelduck (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wadden Sea National Park) and Red-crested Pochard (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fertő-Hanság National Park).
When is Silesian Zoological Garden open?
May–Sep · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Silesian Zoological Garden is open May–Sep · 9:00–18:00; Nov–Mar · 9:00–15:00; Apr, Oct · Mon–Fri · 9:00–16:00; Apr, Oct · Sat–Sun, Public holidays · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Silesian Zoological Garden accredited?
EAZA
Open registers list Silesian Zoological Garden with EAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Silesian Zoological Garden open and how big is it?
Opened 1954, 47 ha
Silesian Zoological Garden, a zoo or wildlife park in Poland, opened in 1954 and covers about 47 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 104 species are photographed there.
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