page_title: Rostock Zoo
section_title: 1945 to 1989
hierarchical_section_title: Rostock Zoo / History / 1945 to 1989
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Große Eisbärenanlage und Teil der Bärenburg im Rostocker Zoo
context_page_description: Rostock Zoo is a zoo in the city of Rostock, founded in 1899. It covers 56 hectares and with 4,500 animals from 320 species, Rostock Zoo is the largest zoo on the German east coast. Rostock Zoo is studbook keeper of Polar bears within the European Endangered Species Programme. The director of Rostock Zoo is Udo Nagel.
context_section_description: The air bombings during World War II on the city of Rostock were extremely heavy.  All buildings and enclosures in Rostock Zoo were destroyed. The garden architect, Arno Lehmann, started in 1951 the renovation and rebuilding of the zoo. Many people from the town volunteered in this work, with direct manual work, as well as with their support. The zoo was re-opened for the public in 1952, was enlarged in 1956, and renamed and refounded 16 January 1956 as Zoologischen Garten Rostocks
  In 1960, the two first Asian elephants arrived to the new built elephant enclosure, and later Rostock Zoo took over the breeding of Arabian horse and became the largest breeder of the horse in the entire East Germany. In 1963, the first polar bear was born in the zoo, and it was given the name Katja. In 1973, the zoo was once again enlarged with an added 56 Hectares, coordinated with a new master plan.
  Since 1980, Rostock Zoo is studbook keeper of Polar bears within the European Endangered Species Programme.
caption: Building of the Bärenburg im Rostocker Zoo
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