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Embark on a journey into A magnificent show of force the earliest par force hunting The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand has ear- landscape in Denmark ned its place on the UNESCO World Heritage List because it allows us to experience how the Baroque ideas of 17th and In 1669, King Frederik III established a small deer park which 18th century Europe found expression in the design of the would provide the best conditions for a good hunt. When he landscape. assumed the throne in 1670, King Christian V expanded the A magnificent enclosure to five times its former size. The King had been The par force hunting landscape has also been awarded introduced to the French par force hunt during a visit to the World Heritage status because it is an example of how the royal hunt court of King Louis XIV. The new deer park incorporated absolute monarchy demonstrated its power. long, straight roads. It was the beginning of what was to be- – a guide to the par force hunting come a truly impressive par force hunting landscape in North The landscape is laid out with an extensive system of hun- landscape of Jægersborg Deer Zealand, and an even more impressive display of power. ting tracks befitting the extravagant par force hunt, which Read about the World Heritage Site at www.parforce.dk included an impressive abundance of riders, hounds, blaring Park and Enclosure horns, and a lavish entourage. Horses and hounds were bred Frederik III specifically for par force hunting. Hunting lodges were built and his son so that the hunting party had a place where they could eat. Christian V Three distinct forests - one World Heritage Site King Christian V designed the forest of Jægersborg Deer Park and Enclosure, Gribskov and Store Dyrehave, along with several other forests, for par force hunting - a hunting tradition and show of force which subsequent monarchs were to maintain for more than 100 years. The last royal par force hunt was held in Denmark in 1777. Naturstyrelsen Hovedstaden 06. 2017. Photo: Tue Blichfeldt, Peter Lassen, Anders Søby, Ib Welling, Alf Aagaard. Graphic design: Mads Kjellerup Tryk: Rosendahls a/s. Svanemærket 2017 2017 Svanemærket a/s. Rosendahls Tryk: design: Mads Kjellerup Graphic Alf Aagaard. Ib Welling, Søby, Anders Lassen, Blichfeldt, Peter Tue Photo: 2017. 06. Hovedstaden Naturstyrelsen DENSA ER RV • V • W L O A I R D L D N O H E M R Ministry of Enviroment E I T N A I G O E M • P A T R I and Food of Denmark To this day it is still possible to take in the hunting roads, beautiful United Nations The par force hunting Nature Agency hunting lodges and other traces of the area's history, for instance Educational, Scientific and landscape in North Zealand Cultural Organization inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2015 www.naturstyrelsen.dk www.parforce.dk here at Jægersborg Deer Park What is par force hunting? Experience the par force hunting landscape The French term par force means 'by force'. The par force The prey. The wild deer which inhabit the deer park today are hunt was a magnificently staged hunt. Hunters on horseback descendants of the deer that were used in earlier times for par and hunting dogs pursued the chosen prey, which was often force hunting. Wild deer from the surrounding areas were driven a large stag. To ease access and allow the audience to enjoy into King Christian V's par force hunting enclosure and were sup- the dramatic hunt, long straight roads were cleared in the plemented by deer brought over from Bornholm. forest, sometimes laid out in a star formation. From here, the audience could follow both the prey and the hunters. Particu- Jærgersborg Deer Park still functions as a deer park and hunting lar members of the hunt used hunting horns to signal the grounds to this day. The deer population of around 2000 animals The fallow deer are found in three colour different stages of the hunt. The prey was pursued for hours is controlled by the Danish Nature Agency's gamekeepers. The Da- variations: white, black and brown. They are on end, until it was exhausted. The hounds then surrounded nish royal family also occasionally hosts hunts in the park. Around seen in large groups on Eremitagesletten. Their rutting season is in October and Novem- the stag until a distinguished member of the hunting party 700 animals are killed each winter, and around 700 calves are ber. The park is home to 1600 fallow deer. approached the prey to dispatch it with a short hunting knife born each summer. These are either sold for meat or as breeding known as a Hirshfænger. animals to other deer parks throughout the world. The stag (the male deer) has antlers. This applies to all the four species of deer in the deer park. The stag naturally loses its ant- lers every spring, after which a new set of antlers grows out. White deer and fallow deer are the result of natural colour variation; they are not albinos, as many people think. Jægersborg Enclosure is exclusively home to roe deer. The sika deer is native to eastern Asia and was introduced to the deer park in 1923. The park is home to 100 sika deer. Its sum- The red deer migrated to Denmark 10,000 years ago and is Denmark’s largest mer coat is reddish brown with white spots. wild mammal. The stag grows large, highly branched antlers. The park is home Its winter coat is a uniform dark brown. Its In the forests of North Zealand, the absolute monarch to 300 red deer. The hinds and their calves mostly keep to the southern part rutting season is in September and October. led the hunt and would typically deliver the final blow, of the deer park, while the stags keep to the northern end. The male and fema- le red deer are almost exclusively seen together during the rutting season in thus demonstrating his power and his courage. The roe deer is the smallest species of deer September and October. in Denmark and was not hunted as part of the par force hunt. The park is home to 20- The deer's meat was inedible following the stressful pursuit. The 30 roe deer. The roe deer live exclusively in meat and entrails were instead fed to the hounds. The lead hound Jægersborg Enclosure. Their rutting season was given the deer's head, while the hunters sounded special signals is in July and August. with their hunting horns. The King, or his guest of honour, was given the right foreleg of the deer as a trophy. 9 j ve Domænevej Grønne Vej Kørom Echoes of par force hunting Every year on the first Sunday of November, the Tørv ehus -sletten Sportsrideklubben riding club hosts the annual rrassenTe Bøllemosen Hubertus Hunt. To the delight of onlookers the riders attempt to ride through Magasindam- Rundf rv emosevej men (Magazine Pond). We are transported orbisti Tø back to the era when the wild par force hunt Skovf Blinde Alle thundered through the park. More than ogedvej 30,000 visitors flock to the park to experi- ence the Hubertus Hunt. Skodsborgvej Frederik vej Skodsborg d.VII’s sti Dam Dam Mathildev Ring- mosen Stampevej Jægersborg n ej Strandveje Hegn 9 Tuemose slette Skodsborg sti Get rid of the farmers! 1 ha Strandmøllevej The population of the village of Stokkerup were evicted and km e rk rbæk the farmers were given new land outside King Christiani V's ki t S Tå s Strategically situated par force hunting grounds. The outline of the 16 farmsk that æ eg epile b Tr r Eremitageslottet (Hermitage Palace) is the Tjørnevej ll rt å used to surround Stokkerup Kær, the pond in the centre of A rehavens 1 eg T Dy Fo e - nordgrænse d third hunting lodge to be constructed in vej km e eg k the village, can still be discerned. n s i n Kuppel l gård ve B the history of the deer park. It was built in Skovrider Svenskev Engvej S ej Mølleåen vejs Mathildesti eg vildthus terialeplads epilevej Dousbad 1736. It was built on the highest point in kerup Røde t eg oder i rb fo F 0,5 j Tr athusvej rbivej fo Ma bro - Åsti aperstald Kr Stok K the landscape where the hunting roads por Rådvad Mathilde- Chausseen hus ter Liepsvej ter Stampen Pe Lieps Spring r te Pe ildthus eg mose Kro bro V ederiks Spring onprins meet. The absolute monarch's relation to Ordrupve Mørkesti Fr Dousbad Kr To begin j with only a few hun- Schimmelmanns sletten Stampe e Plantage the landscape was further emphasised nor Rødeb v 0 s Lange Rådvad v. n . th f Hvidtjørne Alle Kirsebær of Deerpar e dam ting roads were established Ordrup ence Vildthus .V j j e g eg v rove e a dam by the east-west alignment of the buil- k Chr Stampesti g t vand Stille Rødeb a i t in Jægersborg Deer Park and i Dalvej Magasin- ej rove yrehavs- ildthussti m Bakke V m ding, which meant that when the rays of e D Englændereg ils e Enclosurer on the most impene- Stampeskov r E Kristiansholmsv vildthus j E Blå Eremitage Eremitage the sun hit the mirrors in the dining room, . Golfklubhus r r Teatersti o j Kandelabereg ilde d trable stretches, following the d Bomme Vandrer lubhus k S Springforbi Kilde sø br j e v Røde ildthussti they would be reflected onto the earthly d hjem a v port d V å English tradition.

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