Leningrad Zoo
The Leningrad Zoo (Russian: Ленингра́дский зоопа́рк), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргский зоопа́рк), in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia, is located in Alexander Park in the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt and Julius Gerhardt in 1865. It has about 2,000 animals from 410 species, including polar bears. It is one of the oldest zoos in Russia, as well as the most northernly. The zoo was renamed from "Zoological Garden" to "Leningrad Zoo" in 1952. In 1991 the name was retained, even after the city resumed its former name of Saint Petersburg, in commemoration of the zoo workers' deed of saving the animals during the Leningrad Blockade.
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Кронверкская набережная, Saint Petersburg Petrograd Side (округ Кронверкское)
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N 59.95249 ° | E 30.30868 ° |
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Ленинградский зоопарк
Кронверкская набережная
197101 Saint Petersburg, Petrograd Side (округ Кронверкское)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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