Welcome to Store Dyrehave Power, pomp and pursuit Today, everyone is allowed in Danish state-owned forests. However, this was not always the case. The forest and the Store Dyrehave - a royal pantry hunt used to belong to the King alone. Store Dyrehave is an In 1618, Christian IV turned Store Dyrehave (great deer opportunity to experience nature and to get some exercise park) into a royal hunting forest by surrounding it with a by following interesting culture trails. This folder guides you stone fence to keep the game in. In this way, he reserved Royal hunting to a number of historical stops where you will see just how the right to hunt to himself and he made certain there significant an accomplishment it was to establish the ruler- would always be game to hunt in the deer park. straight par force hunting lanes through the landscape. The par force Hunting was a royal privilege. In his deer park, Christian IV Use the map to pick a route, whether you're on foot, bike or could entertain himself and his entourage with 'the good hunting land- horseback. Stop by all of the places described, and get around 8 hunt'. After the hunt, the sociable king hosted a grandiose scape in kilometres of historical exercise. We hope you enjoy your visit! dinner party at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød. Store Dyrehave Find your way with the King's map Experience the cultural landscape Get to know the story behind Christian IV and his grandson The royal hunting forest was surrounded by a stone fence. The stone fence is Christian V still here today; however the wattle fence that used to sit on top of the stone fence is long gone. The absolute monarch's par force hunt From 1670, the absolute monarch Christian V transformed all of north-eastern Zealand into a large royal hunting park; a grand stage for the most grandiose of all hunting forms: The absolute monarch's par force hunt. DENSA ER RV • V • As a young heir apparent, he had visited France and had W L O A I R D L D N O H fallen for the Sun King's magnificent par force hunting E M R E I T N A I G O E M • P A T R I practice. Par force means 'by force', and the par force hunt United Nations The par force hunting Christian IV had Frederiksborg Castle built during the early 1600s. Educational, Scientific and landscape in North Zealand was a clear demonstration of the King's divine power. Cultural Organization inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2015 The castle's foundation is made of stones from the nearby forest. Find your way with the King's map from 1690 The map shows the complete outline of the par force hunting trails in Store Dyrehave at around 1690. Phases of the hunt: The quest The rendezvous The hunt The King was the star of the hunt If you position yourself in the centre of Kongestjernen (the King's star), you'll get an idea of the scope of the hunt. A festive entourage would follow the hunters in coaches and on horseback. The guests were waited on and entertained against a backdrop of the sounding of horns, cheering and The compass card with the King's mo- the barking of hounds through the forest trees. While hunters nogramme symbolises the King's power. and hounds pursued their chosen quarry, the King revelled in the attention of his guests; it was a scene well-suited for demonstrating his control over the course of events. It's a 20-minute walk from the parking ground to Kongestjernen (the King's star) . The roads cut straight through hills and wetlands. Each of the eight trails in the centre of Kon- The killing of the hart gestjernen (the King's The interconnected system of numbered trails made it an star) is marked with a extremely efficient hunt. Hunting horns enabled the hunters numbered stone post. to communicate with each other about the flight of the deer. It was a brutal quest. The hunt stressed and exhausted the deer, making the meat inedible. When hounds had caught up with a deer and trapped it, the King could demonstrate Kongestjernen (the King's star) his absolute power by delivering the fatal blow to the deer's Fangfolden (the horse enclosure) heart - a not entirely unsafe feat, despite the unequal terms Grooved stones of the hunt. A red-deer stag (hart) can weigh up to 230 kg Wetlands/bog and defends itself by kicking and using its large antlers. Difficult terrain The ceremonious hirschfänger was used for the coup de grace. 2 ha 400 600 800 1.000 m Are you lost? Find your way with the map below. The map shows Store Dyrehave with its par force system of roads as Dyrehavevej they are today. HILLERØD Kongens Vænge Ved Skovgærdet Amtsgård Hillerød Bøgelund Station Bodils Tolvkarlehus The hart's death The feeding of the hounds Kilde Sorte Egedam Skrædder- Signaturforklaring ledshus Dam oentlig vej skovvej stier gravhøj Oles Grønholt Hegn dige mindesten Mose jagtsten Carlsbergvej Overdrevsvej vækstgrænse Donevej Københavnsvej kildevæld Bjørnebakker hegn Hoppekilde løvskov statsejet ejendom Mose Nymandsbakke privatejet ejendom Isterødvej nåleskov Wetlands and difficult terrain i skov, privatejet parkering C Tolvkarlevej Skræddervej grill- eller bålplads Teglgård overdrev Brede Mellemvej primitiv overnatning Sø Fangefold eng Dam Skovledet golfbane Malte Enghave Skovdam mose At the end of the 1600s, Store Dyrehave was practically mose, privatejet blindesti markeret med stenrende, brosten og pæle Glarmestervej bebygget areal Skole vandrerute Præstevang Mose have Røverkule omkringliggende areal vandrerute impassable due to its hilly terrain and many wetlands. It vandrerute Malte sø Skovdamsvej vandrerute Mose Syvkorset hundeskov took hundreds of soldiers to build the roads in Store Dyre- Hingsterhusvej Hing ste Hingsterhus rhu Store sve e dvej j Junkerdam g fo Grønne have. They used shovels, pickaxes and axes to penetrate ov Horsebohus Holmene Sk Kilde Vange- Hingsterhusvej kilde the forest, scrub and bogs. They had to remove large Kirkeltevej Lille Store Bolteslette Nyvangs Mellemvej Bolteslette Hus Teletårn Karlebo Mark boulders and build dams across low-lying wetlands. Ottekorset Boltehus Lille Nyvang Funkedam i Hugorme- Smørkilde The forest floor of Store Dyrehave holds about 250 mose Ottevej 1ha Sekskorset Boltevej grooved stones. The stones were split on site. If 0 500m 1000m Nyvang Syvvej Bom Kapslette Knobre Etled Mose Store the split failed, the split stone was left behind. The Seksvej Karlssø Funkedam stones successfully split were used for the founda- Elle- Odderdam Lille Hestehave bom tions of Frederiksborg Castle. "Christian IV hired Etvej i Stjernen Gl. Frederiksborgvej stonemason Jacob Muus to carve the foundation Femvej Tobakke Vildande- stones for his castle. He was given one Mark for hullet Tovej every two feet of stone carved and cleaned. In ad- Trevej Firevej Tomose Store Bøllemose Esrum Skrædder Femkorset Helsinge Gribskov 227 Tørkeris Mose Sø dition to this, 1.5 barrels of malt, 40 gallons of flour Sø Teglgårds Toled Mose 267 Nødebo 6 Sorte Pinsebakker and 35 pounds of butter for every 200 feet". Mose Fredensborg Bassedam Stenkilde Sø Humlebæk Registers of the Danish Chancellery 1596-1602. Hans Reitzels Forlag. 1913. Svabervej Slette-i InformationSortedam boards 16 Signaturforklaringbjerg Hillerød Ny Hammersholt S Cafeteria (naturcafe.dk) Signaturforklaring E55 Nivå offentlig vej gravhøj Klostermose Store C Cycling route (parforce.dk) E47 152 Hestehave Signaturforklaring offentligskovvej vej gravhøjmindesten 19 Gretes 2016 Svanemærket a/s. Rosendahls Tryk: 12.16. 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