Zoo Sibiu

The first zoo in Romania was founded in 1929 in the Dumbrava Forest, by the Electricity Factory Sibiu, thanks to the initiative of engineer Szekely. The idea occurred to him when he encountered some foxes while working at the Sadu dam.
After its founding, several animal and bird species were donated to the zoo such as: a wild cat, a she-wolf – donated by Obert von Spiess on behalf of the King-, a wolf – from the "Soimii" Association, an eagle, a Carpathian stag from the hunters in Talmacel, a wild pig etc. In 1930 the first bear was donated.
Worth mentioning is the over 600 years old oak at the entrance in the zoo.
The Zoo Sibiu covers an area of over 20 hectares.
In 2006 a location of 800 sqm was built for jaguars and the dam of the leisure lake was rehabilitated.
The second lake that can be found in the Zoo was fixed up in 2007 and cleaned in 2008; in the middle of the lake, a 350 sqm island was built.
In the same year (2007), the areas destined to bears and jaguars were enlarged. In the years that followed, the areas belonging to the white wolfs, lions, tigers, wild pigs as well as herbivores, were extended. The Zoo hosts 300 animals and birds from 70 species: monkeys, bears, white wolfs, Carpathian wolfs, foxes, tigers, lions, jaguars, pumas, wild pigs, lamas, Carpathian stags, deer, white buffalos, ponies, reticulated pythons, crocodiles, pheasants, parrots, peacocks, pigeons.
Once the modernization works were finished, the number of visitors started to increase. Therefore, if in 2007 the zoo was visited by 80.000 people, their number rose to 123.000 in 2008, over 170.000 in 2009 and 177.459 in 2010

OPENING TIMES
ENTRANCE FEES
Children 0 - 3 years 0 LEI
Children over 3 years, students, retired people 5 LEI
Adults 10 LEI

Calea Dumbrăvii Nr 142, Sibiu
Tel./Fax:. +4 0269/252996
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Web: https://www.zoosibiu.ro/