Zoo and Botanical garden Photo: zoo and Botanical garden

Zoo and Botanical garden is a small Botanical garden and zoo located in Torun.

In the second half of the seventeenth century on the territory of the zoo and Botanical garden was located manor house with outbuildings and large garden, which is due to large debts passed into the hands of the city Council. In 1797 the area was acquired by the physician Johann Gottlieb Schulz, who turned the area into a Botanical garden. The new owner was engaged in the garden with a lot of love and has brought many innovations. The Park was built bridges and gateways, pavilions and enclosures, greenhouses and a house for the gardener. Rare specimens of plants and trees were brought from different parts of Europe. Mr. Schultz did not create the family, and all the property bequeathed to the Royal grammar school in Torun for educational purposes. The property was in good hands gardeners until the late nineteenth century.

After the First world war, the garden went into a state of ruin: part of it was abandoned, and was partly used as a garden for local residents. Soon, the garden was transferred to the National gymnasium, and since then his condition has improved.

In the sixties of the twentieth century, the garden began to take animals. Soon, there appeared llamas, parrots, monkeys. In 2007, the zoo was included in the list of the European Association of zoos.

Currently, the garden covers an area of 3, 81 ha, it collected 55 species of trees, 24 species of shrubs and about 50 species of animals. Visitors can see bears, llamas, bobcats, ostriches, kangaroos, donkeys, as well as reptiles and birds. The zoo is proud of its collection of parrots.

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