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Aquarium
City: Varna
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Varna
Opend 1932 (build 1906)
Species 140
The Aquarium and the Black Sea museum in Varna were opened in 1932-the first and the only marine biological station in the country. Hundred of fish species are gathered here: molluscs, actinides, crabs, periwinkles as well as species of the fresh water rivers. A special place is occupied by the natural resources derived from the Black Sea, such as sea salt and petroleum. The Aquarium is divided into three basic sections and a foyer. Different fish species are represented in the first hall, like sea wolf, grey mullet, sting ray, carp, sturgeon. Marine organismes and shells are in the second hall. There is shown also the oceanography of Black Sea and its history of research. The third hall comprises some mammals, sea birds and sharks. The tropical fishes in the foyer such as pirania, guppy and others are of great interest.
Last visit 2018
Varna Aquarium
4 Primorski Boulevard
Varna
Bulgaria
www.zootierliste.de/zoosmap.php?showzoo=10002622
Phone nr (052) 632 064
Open minimum tuesday - sunday 9 am - 5 pm
Entrance
History:
The foundation of the aquarium was initiated by Prince Ferdinand I on 6 January 1906 in the Euxinograd palace. Ferdinand entrusted Doctor Parashkev Stoyanov with the establishment of a maritime biological station. The monarch also requested assistance from the prominent German biologist Anton Dohrn, founder of the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, who provided Ferdinand with blueprints and photographs of the Naples station. On 25 January 1906, the Varna Municipal Council allotted money for the aquarium's construction and appointed a commission in order to select a suitable location for the building. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October the same year in Varna's Sea Garden in the presence of Prince Ferdinand and the Bulgarian Royal Family, as well as many important statesmen and intellectuals. The aquarium's edifice was constructed to the design of Munich-educated Varna architect Dabko Dabkov. The building's facade is decorated with a sizable bas-relief of a clam and smaller reliefs of popular Black Sea species.The foundation of the aquarium was initiated by Prince Ferdinand I on 6 January 1906 in the Euxinograd palace. Ferdinand entrusted Doctor Parashkev Stoyanov with the establishment of a maritime biological station. The monarch also requested assistance from the prominent German biologist Anton Dohrn, founder of the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, who provided Ferdinand with blueprints and photographs of the Naples station. On 25 January 1906, the Varna Municipal Council allotted money for the aquarium's construction and appointed a commission in order to select a suitable location for the building. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October the same year in Varna's Sea Garden in the presence of Prince Ferdinand and the Bulgarian Royal Family, as well as many important statesmen and intellectuals. The aquarium's edifice was constructed to the design of Munich-educated Varna architect Dabko Dabkov. The building's facade is decorated with a sizable bas-relief of a clam and smaller reliefs of popular Black Sea species. The edifice was completed by 1911. However, the outbreak of the Balkan Wars in 1912 delayed the opening of the aquarium. In 1913, Ferdinand made the building property of Sofia University. World War I and the severe sanctions imposed on Bulgaria with the Treaty of Neuilly did not permit the unveiling of the aquarium until 1932, when the maritime biological station was inaugurated by Tsar Boris III. Until 1932, the building had accommodated army units, Bulgarian refugees from Thrace, the School of Mechanics and the School of Fishing. First Director of the Varna Aquarium is Prof. Stefan G. Konsulov. Perhaps in 1934 Georgi Paspalev, assistant professor of zoology at the Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski ", and later Professor and Art. of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In September 1942, young and talented scientist Alexander Valkanov was appointed as Assistant and Deputy Director, who since May 1942 has been the Director of the Marine Biological Institut with an Aquarium. He subsequently became a professor and Art. of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 1932, the Experimental Ichthyological Station was opened in Sozopol with the director of the Russian scientist Aleksandar Nechayev. In 1948 the station was moved to Varna. On January 21, 1954 a Research Institute for Fisheries and Fisheries was established, which unites the Marine Biological Station with Aquarium and the Ithiological Station in Sozopol. The first director of the Institute is Professor Al. Valkanov. In 1955 the staff of the closed Institute of Freshwater Fishing in Sofia was transferred to the said institute. In 1965, the Institute in Varna opened two branches - in Bourgas and Plovdiv, which subsequently grew up at the Institute of Fish Industry and Institute of Freshwater Fisheries respectively. In 1973, 1/3 of the cadastre and material base - the Hydrology and Hydromechanics Department, the Geomorphology Group and the Marine Underwater Research Laboratory - were transferred to the newly established Institute for Marine Research and Oceanography. As a result of these changes, the Institute's staff gradually declined from 100 to 77 (1972), 53 (1981) and 28 (2000). During this period the name of the institute - the Central Research Institute of Fisheries and Fisheries (1961), the Scientific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (1965), the Scientific Research Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (1968), the Institute of Fish Resources 1973). On December 15, 2000, with the Council of Ministers Decree No. 270, the Fisheries Institute in Varna was reunited with the Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Plovdiv. The total number of the latter is 63, of which 23 are scientists - 1 senior researcher I degree, 6 senior scientific assistants II degree and 16 scientific assistants. There is a Doctor of Biological Sciences, and 8 are Doctors of Biology. Since 2007, by Decree №373 of 29.12.2006 of the Council of Ministers two separate units have been re-established within the National Center for Agrarian Sciences: Institute of Fish Resources in Varna and Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Plovdiv.
Varna Aquarium
4 Primorski Boulevard
Varna
Bulgaria
www.zootierliste.de/zoosmap.php?showzoo=10002622
Phone nr (052) 632 064
Open minimum tuesday - sunday 9 am - 5 pm
Entrance
- Adult 4,- BGN
- Child 2,- BGN
History:
The foundation of the aquarium was initiated by Prince Ferdinand I on 6 January 1906 in the Euxinograd palace. Ferdinand entrusted Doctor Parashkev Stoyanov with the establishment of a maritime biological station. The monarch also requested assistance from the prominent German biologist Anton Dohrn, founder of the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, who provided Ferdinand with blueprints and photographs of the Naples station. On 25 January 1906, the Varna Municipal Council allotted money for the aquarium's construction and appointed a commission in order to select a suitable location for the building. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October the same year in Varna's Sea Garden in the presence of Prince Ferdinand and the Bulgarian Royal Family, as well as many important statesmen and intellectuals. The aquarium's edifice was constructed to the design of Munich-educated Varna architect Dabko Dabkov. The building's facade is decorated with a sizable bas-relief of a clam and smaller reliefs of popular Black Sea species.The foundation of the aquarium was initiated by Prince Ferdinand I on 6 January 1906 in the Euxinograd palace. Ferdinand entrusted Doctor Parashkev Stoyanov with the establishment of a maritime biological station. The monarch also requested assistance from the prominent German biologist Anton Dohrn, founder of the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, who provided Ferdinand with blueprints and photographs of the Naples station. On 25 January 1906, the Varna Municipal Council allotted money for the aquarium's construction and appointed a commission in order to select a suitable location for the building. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October the same year in Varna's Sea Garden in the presence of Prince Ferdinand and the Bulgarian Royal Family, as well as many important statesmen and intellectuals. The aquarium's edifice was constructed to the design of Munich-educated Varna architect Dabko Dabkov. The building's facade is decorated with a sizable bas-relief of a clam and smaller reliefs of popular Black Sea species. The edifice was completed by 1911. However, the outbreak of the Balkan Wars in 1912 delayed the opening of the aquarium. In 1913, Ferdinand made the building property of Sofia University. World War I and the severe sanctions imposed on Bulgaria with the Treaty of Neuilly did not permit the unveiling of the aquarium until 1932, when the maritime biological station was inaugurated by Tsar Boris III. Until 1932, the building had accommodated army units, Bulgarian refugees from Thrace, the School of Mechanics and the School of Fishing. First Director of the Varna Aquarium is Prof. Stefan G. Konsulov. Perhaps in 1934 Georgi Paspalev, assistant professor of zoology at the Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski ", and later Professor and Art. of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In September 1942, young and talented scientist Alexander Valkanov was appointed as Assistant and Deputy Director, who since May 1942 has been the Director of the Marine Biological Institut with an Aquarium. He subsequently became a professor and Art. of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 1932, the Experimental Ichthyological Station was opened in Sozopol with the director of the Russian scientist Aleksandar Nechayev. In 1948 the station was moved to Varna. On January 21, 1954 a Research Institute for Fisheries and Fisheries was established, which unites the Marine Biological Station with Aquarium and the Ithiological Station in Sozopol. The first director of the Institute is Professor Al. Valkanov. In 1955 the staff of the closed Institute of Freshwater Fishing in Sofia was transferred to the said institute. In 1965, the Institute in Varna opened two branches - in Bourgas and Plovdiv, which subsequently grew up at the Institute of Fish Industry and Institute of Freshwater Fisheries respectively. In 1973, 1/3 of the cadastre and material base - the Hydrology and Hydromechanics Department, the Geomorphology Group and the Marine Underwater Research Laboratory - were transferred to the newly established Institute for Marine Research and Oceanography. As a result of these changes, the Institute's staff gradually declined from 100 to 77 (1972), 53 (1981) and 28 (2000). During this period the name of the institute - the Central Research Institute of Fisheries and Fisheries (1961), the Scientific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (1965), the Scientific Research Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (1968), the Institute of Fish Resources 1973). On December 15, 2000, with the Council of Ministers Decree No. 270, the Fisheries Institute in Varna was reunited with the Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Plovdiv. The total number of the latter is 63, of which 23 are scientists - 1 senior researcher I degree, 6 senior scientific assistants II degree and 16 scientific assistants. There is a Doctor of Biological Sciences, and 8 are Doctors of Biology. Since 2007, by Decree №373 of 29.12.2006 of the Council of Ministers two separate units have been re-established within the National Center for Agrarian Sciences: Institute of Fish Resources in Varna and Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Plovdiv.
After paying th entrance fee we see several smaller aquariums with fish and oter creatures of fresh water. On our way we meet species like the smooth newt, arowanas and piranhas. But of course the animals of the black sea is represented.
DE: Dieses Aquarium zeigt insbesonders Süßwasserfische wie die Piranhas
DK: Dette akvarium viser især ferskvandsfisk som piratfisk
DE: Dieses Aquarium zeigt insbesonders Süßwasserfische wie die Piranhas
DK: Dette akvarium viser især ferskvandsfisk som piratfisk
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