Bad Liebenstein Zoo
| Bad Liebenstein Zoo | ||
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| place | Am Elisabethpark 36448 Bad Liebenstein |
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| surface | 3 ha | |
| opening | 1996 | |
| Animal species | 60 species | |
| Individuals | 260 animals | |
| organization | ||
| management | Udo Bleske | |
| Sponsorship | Friends of the Tierpark Bad Liebenstein e. V. |
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| Member of | DTG | |
 The cranes at Elisabethpark point to the zoo |
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| www.tierpark-bad-liebenstein.de | ||
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Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 13 ″ N , 10 ° 21 ′ 17 ″ E
The Bad Liebenstein zoo is a small zoo at the foot of the Burgberg in the small town of Bad Liebenstein in southern Thuringia .
history
As early as the 1970s and 1980s, several animal enclosures for fallow deer and deer as well as an aviary were set up in Elisabethpark . But these were abandoned after the reunification in the GDR and visibly deteriorated.
A revival was driven forward in the early 1990s, especially by the then chairman of the tourist association Horst Paukert. On January 6, 1996, a usage agreement was concluded between the association and the spa director for today's site. The first monkeys were purchased and a small enclosure became a reality. On September 29, 1998, the Friends of the Tierpark Bad Liebenstein eV was founded, which has been the sponsor of the zoo ever since.
Today the zoo is a member of the DTG and houses around 260 animals of 60 different species. In addition to porcupines , kangaroos , meerkats , ring- tailed lemurs and various monkeys, iguanas , snakes , turtles and llamas also belong to the population.
In 2009 a green classroom was set up.
Every year in May the big zoo festival takes place in the zoo.