Parc Merveilleux

Parc Merveilleux
place	Route de Mondorf ; 3260 Bettembourg
surface	25 ha
opening	17th July 1956
Animal species	about 200 species
Individuals	approx. 3600 animals
Visitor numbers	240,000 (2017)
organization
management	Guy Feidt
Member of	EAZA
	Entrance gate of the Parc Merveilleux
	www.parc-merveilleux.lu

49.511388888889 6.1375Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 41 ″ N , 6 ° 8 ′ 15 ″ E

The Parc Merveilleux , often Märchenpark Bettemburg is an animal and leisure park in the town of Bettembourg in Canton Esch-sur-Alzette and the only zoo in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .

history

The park opened on July 17, 1956. It has an area of around 25 hectares and is open every year from spring to autumn. The zoo includes around 200 species with around 3,600 animals from five continents. The other attractions are aimed in particular at children and families: in addition to rides such as carousels or a park railway for children, the main theme of the park is the fairytale world . Various fairy tale scenes are recreated in the park by moving figures and told in several languages. Numerous adventure playgrounds, some also with a fairy tale theme, as well as a mini golf course are also part of the park.

In 2017 a total of around 240,000 visitors were counted. 90% of the visitors came in equal parts from Luxembourg, France and Germany , the remaining 10% consisted of visitors from Belgium and the Netherlands .

Web links

Commons : Parc Merveilleux - collection of images, videos and audio files

Parc Merveilleux website

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Melody Hansen: "Parc merveilleux" opens its doors again on Saturday. In: tageblatt.lu. Tageblatt , March 23, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018 .
^ Séverine Goffin: On a discovery tour in the Bettembourg fairy tale park. In: volksfreund.de. Trierischer Volksfreund , August 27, 2014, accessed on October 3, 2018 .
^ Nicolas Anen: Bettemburg: Fairy Tale Park opens on Saturday. In: wort.lu. Luxemburger Wort , March 31, 2017, accessed October 3, 2018 .

^ Séverine Goffin: Le Parc merveilleux ouvre ses portes ce week-end. In: lessentiel.lu. L'essentiel , March 23, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018 .

[tageblatt-1] Melody Hansen: "Parc merveilleux" opens its doors again on Saturday. In: tageblatt.lu. Tageblatt , March 23, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018 .

[2] Séverine Goffin: On a discovery tour in the Bettembourg fairy tale park. In: volksfreund.de. Trierischer Volksfreund , August 27, 2014, accessed on October 3, 2018 .

[3] Nicolas Anen: Bettemburg: Fairy Tale Park opens on Saturday. In: wort.lu. Luxemburger Wort , March 31, 2017, accessed October 3, 2018 .

[lessentiel-4] Séverine Goffin: Le Parc merveilleux ouvre ses portes ce week-end. In: lessentiel.lu. L'essentiel , March 23, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018 .