Wild- und Freizeitpark Ostrittrum, Wildlife and leisure park in Ostrittrum, Dötlingen, Germany
Wild- und Freizeitpark Ostrittrum is an 18-hectare wildlife and leisure park in Ostrittrum, a district of Dötlingen in the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park, Lower Saxony. Its grounds hold about 30 animal species, including white kangaroos, alongside a fairy-tale forest, a nature trail, a small local history museum, two large playgrounds and pedal boats on a lake.
The park opened in 1976 and grew steadily into a regional destination over the following decades. New animals and attractions were added over time, gradually shaping the site into what visitors see today.
The park is in Ostrittrum, a district of Dötlingen in the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park. Its Fairy Tale Forest stages scenes from Rapunzel, The Bremen Town Musicians and Snow White, and a small local history museum displays ploughs, harrows and tools for making wooden shoes.
The park is open seasonally, so it is worth checking the current opening hours before visiting. On-site parking and food options are available, making it easy to spend most of the day there.
The name Ostrittrum comes from the small locality where the park is situated, a hamlet that most visitors would not know without coming here. Despite its rural setting, it draws visitors from across the wider Oldenburg region every season.
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