City: Odense
Country: Denmark
Region: South Denmark
Opend 1930
Species 110
This small zoo is one of the better known in Denmark, having several TV programs making some of its animals famous. It has won the price as Europes best zoo with up to 500.000 visitors
Last visited 2023
Odense Zoo
Søndre Blvd. 306
5000 Odense C
Denmark
www.zootierliste.de/map.php?showzoo=10000344
Phone nr.: 66 11 13 60
E-mail odensezoo@odensezoo.dk
Open minimum 9am - 4 pm
Entrance:
Annual card**
Odense Zoo, located at Søndre Boulevard in Odense, opened on 16 May 1930 under the name Odense Dyrehave, but changed to its current name in 1933. At the time of its opening in 1930, the zoo had two moneys, a peacock, a deer, a mule, magpies, and guinea pigs. The zoo was owned by Christian Jensen (1900?-1950), but was handed over in 1980 by his family to Odense Municipality as an independent institution. In 1983, the garden was state-recognised. Odense Zoo is located on both sides of Odense Å, connected by three footbridges. The area of the garden includes, among other things, the area on which Funen's Tivoli was located. The Tivoli had been opened in 1946 by Christian Jensen, whose family sold it in 1962. After Funen's Tivoli closed, the land was bought back in 1994. In 1995, the garden was further expanded with an area of 3.6 ha. In 2001, Odense Zoo inaugurated a DKK 60 million "Oceanium" featuring South American animal life, ranging from the Amazon Rainforest to Antarctica.