Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðurinn
Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðurinn, roughly German: "Family and Pet Zoo", is an amusement park and a small zoo in Laugardalur in Iceland's capital Reykjavík . It is located next to the Botanical Garden and not far from Laugardalsvöllur , the Icelandic national stadium.
The "pet zoo", which was later expanded to include a few wild animals such as seals and mink, was opened on May 19, 1990;
Trivia
The program of the new Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr elected in 2010 included the demand “We need polar bears!”
Web links
- Official website (Icelandic, last accessed October 1, 2011)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 64 ° 8 ′ 18 ″ N , 21 ° 52 ′ 15 ″ W.