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Tierpark Chemnitz

Zoos & aquariums ·Chemnitz ·Closed
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Erwachsene EUR 9.50

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About

Tierpark Chemnitz is a zoo in Reichenbrand, on the western side of Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany, focused on conserving endangered species.

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Tierpark Chemnitz — Przewalski horses grazing among trees in a wooded enclosure

Tierpark Chemnitz — Przewalski horses grazing among trees in a wooded enclosureTierpark Chemnitz — Fenced animal enclosure with a white shelter and fernsTierpark Chemnitz — White shelter and mesh enclosure among landscaped greeneryTierpark Chemnitz — Yellow zoo school building beside a tree and lawnTierpark Chemnitz — Small zebu cattle standing in a covered outdoor enclosureTierpark Chemnitz — Somali wild ass inside a fenced grassy enclosureTierpark Chemnitz — West Caucasian ibex walking across a rocky enclosureTierpark Chemnitz — Bennett kangaroos resting beneath trees on grassTierpark Chemnitz — Mountain guinea pig perched on a wooden indoor ledgeTierpark Chemnitz — Emus standing in a fenced grassy habitatTierpark Chemnitz — Rock cavies perched on wooden platforms beneath a mesh roof

What's on here

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Why go

  • The Vivarium houses around 80 amphibian species, including Kleine Winkerfrösche, bred here successfully in captivity in 2015 for the first time at a German zoo.
  • Vietnam sika deer, extinct in the wild, have been kept here since 2019.
  • Endangered Hartmann’s mountain zebras are part of a European conservation breeding program.

Plan your visit

Prices

ErwachseneEUR 9.50

From the venue's website · checked 3 Nov 2026

Opening hours

Today08:00 – 18:00Show all
Monday08:00 – 18:00
Tuesday08:00 – 18:00
Wednesday08:00 – 18:00
Thursday08:00 – 18:00
Friday08:00 – 18:00
Saturday08:00 – 18:00
Sunday08:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • Spotted hyenas, Amur tigers and Persian leopardsLook for spotted hyenas, Amur tigers and Persian leopards.At the zoo
  • Przewalski’s horses, Somali wild asses and lowland anoasOther animals to look for include Przewalski’s horses, Somali wild asses and lowland anoas.At the zoo

With kids

  • The contact enclosure houses alpacas, rheas and capybaras.

Know before you go

  • Open daily from 08:00 to 18:00.

Shorts

History

In its early decades, the collection focused mainly on species from the Soviet Union. It later shifted toward breeding endangered species.

  1. 1964Tierpark Chemnitz opened.
  2. 1996The Vivarium opened.
  3. 2002A former canteen at a neighboring industrial site was converted into the tropical house.
  4. 2015The zoo achieved the first successful captive breeding of Kleine Winkerfrösche in a German zoo.

Sources: Chemnitz Zoo - Wikipedia · Tierpark Chemnitz - Wikipedia · checked 3 Oct 2026

Where
Nevoigtstrasse 18, Chemnitz

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Questions and answers

How was Tierpark Chemnitz’s tropical house created?

It opened in 2002 in a converted canteen at a neighbouring industrial site.

How is Wildgatter Oberrabenstein connected to Tierpark Chemnitz?

It has been part of the zoo since 1973.

What became of Tierpark Chemnitz’s lion enclosure?

After Malik died, the zoo ended lion keeping. The enclosure was converted for hyenas and opened in 2020.

What occupies Tierpark Chemnitz’s former bear enclosure?

Refurbished in 2026 with its historic cage retained, it now houses rock hyraxes and helmeted guineafowl.

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