The Görlitz Zoo () is a zoo in Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1957, it covers and houses 500 animals from 100 species and also some types of domestic breeds. History Görlitz Zoo was founded 1957 upon the initiative of the mayor of Görlitz, Bruno Gleißberg, and the directors of gardens, Henry Kraft, on the private grounds of the factory owner, Richard Raupach, which was given to the public of Görlitz after 1945. Among the first enclosures was for wild boars and roe deers, a pony stable, and "Bärenzwinger", a cage for brown bears, followed, in the early 1960s, by enclosures for fallow deers, monkeys and a bird aviary, as well as a kitchen to prepare foods for the animals. Number of visitors 2011: 105.000 2014: 130.000 2015: 140.000 Management until 2011: Axel Gebauer since 2011: Sven Hammer Pictures See also List of zoos in Germany References External links Görlitz Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English) Zoos in Germany Zoos established in 1957 Zoological Garden Zoological Garden