Poland; Krakow cit; Krakow Zoo ( in winter)

Описание: Poland; Krakow cit; Krakow Zoo ( in winter)
In the Middle Ages, there was a menagerie in Krakow's Wawel, which contained various apes, lions, camels, leopards and rodents of various species; When the Polish king Sigismund III moved the Polish capital to Warsaw, the Wawel menagerie fell into disrepair; At the beginning of the 20th century, activists of the Krakow branch of the Natural Society initiated the founding of a new zoo in the Wolski forest, next to the Camedul monastery in Bielany; The new zoo was inaugurated on 6 July 1929 in the presence of the Polish President Ignacy Mościcki; On the opening day of the Krakow Zoo, there were 94 mammals, 98 birds and 12 reptiles; Currently, about 1,500 animals of 260 species are represented; The area of the zoo is 17 hectares; About 300,000 people visit the zoo every year.