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Short trip to the Duisburg Zoo, Germany

 
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added on 30th of April, 2009

The Duisburg Zoo is located in the northern city of Duisburg wich is one of the cities of Germany and is one of the biggest and most beautiful zoos in Germany. The Duisburg Zoo is crossed by means of a freeway, so that it is divided into the east and the west part, but they are linked by a bridge. The Zoo was opened in 1934, was closed at the beginning of the Second World War but it was reopened in 1946.In 1965 it has added a dolphinarium.

The main tourist attraction in this garden is the Koala bears and dolphins but the Zoo has also other animals beeing aprecieted as well by the tourists such as a collection of seals of Madagascar (wich are at the second place in the world by size).The Zoo has an area of 15.5 hectares and hosts 2000 animals.

 

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Duisburg is a beautiful German city situated in North Rhine-Westphalia.  It has a population of more than 500,000 people. It has situated close to Düsseldorf International Airport. Duisburg has been regarded as a center of trade, industry and tourism.  Duisburg is a result of several towns, smaller cities and numerous incorporations etc. Duisburg has also been a center of steel and coal production. The city of Duisburg is located at the confluence of the River Rhine and Ruhr. It is bordered with Rheinberg, Ratingen, Düsseldorf, Oberhausen and Moers etc.  The Duisburg is divided into the seven boroughs including Duisburg-Mitte,... Read more »

 
 
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