Rostock Zoo
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Rostock Zoo is a 56-hectare zoo in Barnstorfer Wald, Rostock, and the largest zoo on the German Baltic coast.
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Foto-Workshop
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Why go
- The Darwineum presents more than 80 animal species across 20,000 square metres.
- Polar bears and penguins live at the Polarium.
- The seal enclosure, opened on 3 July 2025, houses three grey seals and three sea lions.
- Since 1980, the zoo has kept the European Endangered Species Programme studbook for polar bears.
Plan your visit
Prices
KinderEUR 8
Kinder ErmäßigtEUR 5
From the venue's website · checked 3 Nov 2026
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 17:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 17:00
Tuesday09:00 – 17:00
Wednesday09:00 – 17:00
Thursday09:00 – 17:00
Friday09:00 – 17:00
Saturday09:00 – 17:00
Sunday09:00 – 17:00
Don't miss
- Darwineum TropenhalleSee gibbons, gorillas, orangutans and De Brazza’s monkeys in the 4,000-square-metre tropical hall.Darwineum
- Circular jellyfish tankSee Germany’s largest circular jellyfish tank.Darwineum
- Living fossils theme boxesLook for the theme boxes featuring living fossils.Darwineum
- Human cultural evolution exhibitionSee the exhibition about the cultural evolution of humans.Beside the Tropenhalle
With kids
- Children can use the climbing forest, experience stations and water-themed trail.
- The family programme includes events, public animal feedings and animal experiences.
Know before you go
- Naturalistic animal habitats sit within a park of old trees and shrubs.
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History
A mast from its overhead line remains visible.
- 1864–1866Former military grounds were turned into a garden named Trotzenburg.
- 1898Wild boar and several kinds of deer became the first fenced animals.
- 4 January 1899The deer garden opened at Trotzenburg as Hirschgarten an der Trotzenburg, with Carl Lange as its first animal keeper.
- 1904An electric tram stop replaced the horse tram stop outside the Trotzenburg entrance.
- 1931A large dahlia show took place at the garden.
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- 1951–1952Garden architect Arno Lehmann rebuilt the zoo after World War II air raids destroyed its buildings and enclosures. It reopened on 7 September 1952.
- 16 January 1956The zoo was renamed and refounded as Zoologischen Garten Rostocks.
- 1960The zoo’s first two Indian elephants arrived at a new enclosure.
- 1963Katja, the zoo’s first polar bear cub, was born.
- 8 September 2012The Darwineum opened with an ape facility and an evolution exhibition.
- 2013After elephant Sara died, the zoo ended its elephant keeping. The former elephant enclosure became home to pygmy hippopotamuses.
Sources: Rostock Zoo - Wikipedia · Rostock Zoo excursion | destination for families · Zoo Rostock - Wikipedia · checked 10 Oct 2026
Where
Barnstorfer Ring 1, -, Rostock
- Website
- zoo-rostock.de/
- Phone
- +49 381 20820
Questions and answers
What does the Darwineum’s exhibition at Rostock Zoo cover?
It covers Earth’s biological diversity and evolution, beginning with the Big Bang and the creation of the observable universe.
Where is the Polarium at Rostock Zoo?
It stands in the zoo’s historic section, on the site of the former Bärenburg.
Are there elephants at Rostock Zoo?
Elephant keeping ended after Sara died in 2013. The former elephant enclosure became a home for pygmy hippopotamuses.
Does Rostock Zoo have botanical attractions?
The grounds have a park landscape of old trees and shrubs, alongside many unusual and valuable plants.
What connects the pond and bird enclosure at Rostock Zoo?
A suspension bridge was built across the pond in 1998 alongside the reconstructed stilt-bird enclosure.
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