The Tiergarten Wels is the oldest zoo in Upper Austria, founded in 1930 in the historically significant Roman city of Wels. Open year-round; check wels.gv.at for current hours and admission. Wels is about 20 minutes from Linz by direct rail, making it accessible for a combined Wels town visit and zoo half-day. The zoo provides family activity infrastructure in a city that otherwise offers Roman archaeology and a medieval town square as its main visitor draws.
zoo in Wels
Tiergarten Wels
The Tiergarten Wels is the oldest zoo in Upper Austria, established in 1930 on the Maria-Theresia-Strasse in Wels. The city of Wels is one of Upper Austria's most historically significant settlements, the Roman town of Ovilava and the place where Emperor Maximilian I died in 1519.
- Type
- zoo
- Destination
- Wels
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1930
- Era
- Modern
- Address
- Maria-Theresia-Strasse, 4600 Wels, 4600 Wels
- Coordinates
- 48.1546, 14.0187
- Official website
- Visit website