Košice Zoo

Košice Zoo
Capybara in the Košice Zoo
48°47′1″N 21°12′14″E / 48.78361°N 21.20389°E / 48.78361; 21.20389
Date opened1979
LocationKošice, Slovakia
Land area292 ha (720 acres)
No. of animals1200
No. of species280
Annual visitors250,000
Websitewww.zookosice.sk

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. The zoo hosts about 250,000 visitors each year. Inside the zoo is a large Slovak "Jurassic Park" and many educational trails.

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