Wildlife park on the oaks
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| particularities | Free entry |
| place | Albin-Kitzinger-Strasse 97422 Schweinfurt |
| surface | 18 hectares |
| opening | 1966 |
| Animal species | 50 species |
| Individuals | 450 animals |
| Visitor numbers | 600,000 per year |
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| Sponsorship | Municipal Forestry Office |
| Funding organizations | Friends of the Wildpark Schweinfurt eV |
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Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 54 ″ N , 10 ° 14 ′ 39 ″ E
The wildlife park on the oaks is a wildlife park in Schweinfurt with an integrated leisure facility. It has an area of 18 hectares and, with 600,000 visitors annually, is one of the most popular recreational and leisure facilities in Bavaria . The wildlife park has been expanded and expanded almost continuously over the course of its 60 years of existence. It is suitable for year-round visits when the seasons change, and entry is free.
location
The wildlife park on the oaks ( 270-293 m above sea level ) is located in the north of the Schweinfurt city area, on the northern edge of the Hochfeld / Steinberg district . It is accessible from almost all sides, as it is integrated into the network of footpaths and hiking trails and forms the southern end of an extensive local recreation area . A landmark on the edge of the park that can be seen from afar is the 25-storey blue skyscraper .
The wildlife park is located on a foothill of the Schweinfurt Rhön , a landscape that is identical to the Hesselbacher Waldland natural area , which is located in the southwest of the Haßberge Nature Park . The wildlife park is located on a spur at the southern end of the 3-kilometer-long city forest , between the Zellergrund with the Zellergrundbach in the west and the Höllental with the Höllenbach in the east.
The wildlife park is located directly north of a regional climatic divide between the (once) relatively snowy Schweinfurt Rhön and the mild winter and warm summer Schweinfurt basin in the south.
The wildlife park can be reached by car from the city center via State Road 2280 towards Bad Königshofen (free parking spaces). With the public transport via the city bus line 51, stop Wildpark . Not far east of the park is the Deutschfeld Friedhof stop on line 52.
opening hours
The wildlife park is open all year round, Mondays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
history
Former zoological gardens
The tradition of the zoological gardens in Schweinfurt can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century. As early as 1869 there was a private zoo on the Teilberg (near Kiliansberg ), which was moved to the weir systems in 1879. In addition to native animals, exotic species were also represented here ( predator house , bears , monkeys , zebras ). In 1944 the zoo was hit in a bomb attack and closed. After the war, Professor Bernhard Grzimek from Frankfurt a. M. as leaseholder and operator and drafted an expansion plan for the zoo, which was not implemented. From 1949 the zoo became orphaned and fell into disrepair.
wildlife Park
From 1962, 2.5 kilometers further north, the so-called forest playground with the first animal enclosures was built at today's location . The area was always accessible on the forest paths leading through, the official opening year of the wildlife park is 1966. The municipal forest office was responsible for planning, construction management and design. The construction of the forest playground, including the water playground, was completed in 1977. Since the 1990s, the extensive area has been expanded and expanded to today's wildlife park by the oaks with additional attractions (e.g. elk , vulture , show farm, themed playgrounds) .
The wildlife park in the affluent city, with mostly high trade tax revenues , was expanded over time and provided with additional staff. The park has almost unlimited potential for expansion in the urban forest.
description
Animals
Around 50 animal species are at home in the wildlife park, including hoofed animals such as mouflons , fallow deer , elk , lynx , highland cattle and wild boar , a Valais black-necked goat enclosure and numerous bird species in aviaries . A total of 460 animals live in the wildlife park, mainly from Europe, but also from other parts of the world. The exhibit is also in English. The wildlife park also has a petting zoo .
In 2016, for the 50th anniversary of the wildlife park, a show farm with domestic animals was opened , which was built as a Franconian Dreikanthof . He has a water basin for the animals.
GoWild adventure course
Pupils from the Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium developed the GoWild adventure and learning course . Here basic concepts of biology (e.g. the individual development of an oak from the fruit to the tree ) can be deepened and experienced using living plants and animals.
Recreational facilities
Many, in some cases large, leisure facilities are located in the southern area of the park, with a large water playground, picnic and sunbathing area, Kneipp basin, sculpture park, Chinese tower, gate of wishes, several themed playgrounds, tree house with giant tube slide, mini golf course and table tennis.
Beer gardens
Two large beer gardens are in or on the edge of the wildlife park: the forest tavern and the beer garden at TV Jahn at the northern exit.
Events
In the show farm (see: Animals ) there is a room for events for children. Forest pedagogical tours are offered by appointment. The forest Christmas takes place annually on a Sunday in mid-December.
Wildlife Park Academy
The academy is for children between ten and twelve years of age, the semester begins in March. The wildlife park academy imparts knowledge about animals and their environment, also about keeping and caring for animals. The academy gives the opportunity to see and experience things that otherwise remain hidden to visitors. Excursions into the surrounding urban forest and to many other places, such as an animal shelter or farm, expand the offer. In addition, manual skills can be learned, such as baking bread at the bakery or weaving baskets. Participants can also cook together with regional products that match the season.
- Wildlife park on the oaks
Elk enclosure
Gate of Desires
Duck pond at the elk enclosure
Snow owl
Lynx enclosure
Schweinstein Castle
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financing
The park is financed from municipal funds, around 50 main sponsors, fundraising campaigns, animal sponsorships and donations from the Friends of the Schweinfurt Wildlife Park , which was founded in 2012.
Closer surroundings
The wildlife park is the most important starting point for hikes in the city forest and the Schweinfurt Rhön . Paths lead from the wildlife park to the Brönnhof , with Bavaria's largest national natural heritage ( wild horses ).
Until the 1980s this was up to 421 m above sea level. NHN region still practiced winter sports, u. a. Cross-country skiing at the hut of the German Alpine Club An der Haselstaude near Thomashof . Today the region is still a winter hiking area when there is less snow. The toboggan run from the wildlife park down to the Zellergrund still exists.
See also
Web links
- Official map of the wildlife park
- Official website of the wildlife park on the oaks
- Website of the Friends of the Wildpark Schweinfurt eV
- Wildlife park on the oaks in: schweinfurtfuehrer.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b mainpost.de: Wildpark Schweinfurt: How to trick a lynx, February 15, 2020. Accessed on February 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Measured in the BayernAtlas
- ^ Peter Hofmann: schweinfurtfuehrer.de/Wehranlagen und Zoo. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ mainpost.de: Celebrating on the farm, July 24, 2016. Accessed on February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ mainpost.de: Young researchers discover the world of animals, February 20, 2018. Retrieved on February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.wildparkfreunde-schweinfurt.de/
