Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
Rotterdam Zoo
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
- Diergaarde Blijdorp
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates d’existence
1857-
Historique
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