Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Rotterdam Zoo
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Diergaarde Blijdorp
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1857-
History
Diergaarde Blijdorp, officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands and has been operated by the Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde (Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundations). In 1855, a garden was set up for pheasants and waterfowl in the centre of Rotterdam, near the Kruiskade. It was a success and on May 18th 1857, the Rotterdamsche Diergaarde was opened as a sequel. The first director was the animal trainer Henri Martin. The same year the Vereniging Rotterdamsche Diergaarde was founded. In 1932 it was decided to reorganise the zoo. In 1937 it was decided to move the zoo to a new location