Tuddern safari park

Tüddern safari park
Date opened	1968[1]
Date closed	1990[1]
Location	Tüddern, Selfkant, Heinsberg, Germany
Coordinates	51.005915°N 5.925155°E
Land area	70 hectares (173.0 acres)
Owner	The Althoff and Weinheimer families
Director	Johann Weinheimer

Tüddern safari park (German: Löwensafari und Freizeit-Park Tüddern) was a zoo and Germany's first safari park located in Selfkant.[2][3]

The Zoo was founded in 1968, and covered 70 hectares (173.0 acres) while in reality only 35 hectares (86.5 acres) were developed.

The Safari park included lions, tigers, baboons, while the classical zoo included chimpanzee, asian elephants and hippos.

The zoo was closed in 1990 due to lack of scientific management. The area is now deserted.

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