Dolfinarium Harderwijk

Dolfinarium Harderwijk, better referred to as the Dolfinarium, is a marine mammal park in Harderwijk, the Netherlands. It is the largest marine mammal park in Europe. Visitor numbers had been constant from 2005 to 2011, numbering among 700,000 and 800,000, with only the hole of new sights liable for a surge in numbers. In 2012 the Dolfinarium made €12 million in sales, which turned into around €2,4 million lower than the year earlier than.

This was particularly due to a decline in tourist numbers due to orca Morgan leaving the park and the park temporarily closing down because of the begin of creation at the give up of the year. In 1955 businessman Frits den Herder together along with his brother Coen, the proprietor of a neighborhood shipping employer and playground, began amassing sea mammals. They started out by using building a dolphinarium. In 1965 the park turned into opened to most people. The intention of the park in line with Frits become to make the Dutch population show appreciate for those maximum unique and legendary sea mammals. In 1969 the function dome changed into built and in the year after starting the Dolfinarium welcomed a million traffic.