Wildpark Alte Fasanerie, Wildlife park and cultural heritage monument in Klein-Auheim, Germany

Wildpark Alte Fasanerie is a wildlife park near Klein-Auheim, a district of Hanau, covering 107 hectares, of which 93 are forest (62 hectares pine, 16 ash, 15 deciduous) and 14 are meadows, paths, water and open spaces. The terrain is fairly flat, between 112 and 115 metres above sea level, and 15 kilometres of trails cross it. About 40 Central and Northern European species with some 350 animals are kept in large enclosures, including a 12-hectare red deer enclosure.

The site began in 1705 as a pheasantry created by Mainz Archbishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn; the Lower Pheasantry covered 40 hectares of meadow and suffered repeated flooding. In 1746 Archbishop Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein established the Upper Pheasantry and enclosed it with a 3,800-metre basalt wall. After 1803 the grounds passed to the Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt, who used them as a court hunting preserve until the end of World War I. The Hessian state forestry administration took over in 1945, and the pheasantry was converted into a wildlife park in 1967.

The name "Alte Fasanerie" refers to the pheasant breeding that once took place here for noble hunting parties, a past that shaped the layout of the grounds. Today visitors can observe native predators and forest animals in enclosures that follow the contours of the original wooded landscape.

The park lies near Klein-Auheim, a district of Hanau, and is a destination for visitors from across the Rhine-Main region. Its 107 hectares are fairly flat, between 112 and 115 metres above sea level, and 15 kilometres of walking paths cross the grounds. A forest museum sits directly beside the entrance, and the archbishops' old hunting lodge now serves as a restaurant.

The wolf area is laid out with several viewing points from which visitors can watch the pack without disturbing the animals. With some patience, it is possible to observe how individual wolves interact and establish rank within the group.