[DE] "Der Zoologische Garten Leipzig gehört zu den ältesten der Welt: 1877/78 wurde er als Privatzoo von Ernst Pinkert, dem Pächter des Geländes an der Pfaffendorfer Straße, geschaffen. Seit 1920 ist der Zoo in städtischem Besitz. Bei seiner Gründung umfasste das Gelände nur 2, inzwischen 23,2 Hektar.
Er ist zentrumsnah gelegen am Rande eines großen Auwaldgürtels, der sich durch ganz Leipzig zieht. Dank der großen Zahl repräsentativer Tierhäuser wird der Zoobesuch zu jeder Jahreszeit zu einem angenehmen und lehrreichen Aufenthalt."
[EN] "The Leipzig Zoological Garden is one of the oldest in the world: in 1877/78 it was created as a private zoo by Ernst Pinkert, the tenant of the site on Pfaffendorfer Strasse. The zoo has been in urban ownership since 1920. At the time of its foundation, the area covered only 2 hectares and now covers an area of 23.2 hectares.
It is situated close to the centre of Leipzig on the edge of a large floodplain forest belt that runs through the whole of Leipzig. Thanks to the large number of representative animal houses, visiting the zoo is a pleasant and informative experience at any time of the year."
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