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Antwerp Zoo
Entrance gate of the Antwerp Zoo
Map
51°12′59″N 4°25′24″E / 51.21639°N 4.42333°E / 51.21639; 4.42333
Date opened21 July 1843 (180 years old) [1]
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
No. of animals5000 [2]
No. of species950 [2]
Annual visitors1,100,100 [3]
Memberships38,000
Websitehttp://www.zooantwerpen.be

Antwerp Zoo (Dutch: ZOO Antwerpen) is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843.

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