| Store Dyrehave | |
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 The 8-way junction of Stjernen (lit.: The Star) with the King's Stone at the centre. Store Dyrehave. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Hillerød, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°54′46″N 12°21′30″E / 55.91278°N 12.35833°E |
| Area | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Ecology | |
| WWF Classification | Baltic mixed forests |
Store Dyrehave (literally Large Animal Park) is a forest located to the east of the village Ny Hammersholt immediately south of Hillerød, on both sides of Københavnsvej, in North Zealand, Denmark. Consisting of conifers and beech, it was enclosed with stone walls in 1619–28 as a royal deer park for hunting. In 1680, Christian V introduced a geometrical system of roads forming a star with eight branches for par force hunting.[1] Although par force hunting was discontinued in 1777, the road system and numbered stone posts remain fully intact.[2] Store Dyrehave is one of the three forests forming the Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3][4]
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dsdwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Store Dyrehave" (in Danish). Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Sites in Denmark, France and Turkey inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". unesco.org. UNESCO. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Jette Baagøe. "UNESCO verdensarv i Nordsjællands skove?" (PDF) (in Danish). Jagtskov.dk. Retrieved 19 July 2015.