Bakken
Klampenborg, Sjælland, Denmark
Situated just north of Copenhagen, Dyrehavsbakken ("The Deer Park Hill"), which is usually called just
Bakken ("The Hill"), is the world's oldest amusement park with a history of over 400 years!
Kirsten Piil discovered a natural spring of water here way back in 1583. The pure water was considered to have curative properties, and
people flocked to the park. In 1698, King Frederik III set up an animal park called Stokkerup Dyrehave, and it was later expanded by his
son Christian V. Even today, the descendants of the deer introduced into the hunting area can be found around the amusement park. In the late 1700s,
entertainers and innkeepers set up shop around the springs. The Dyrehavsbakken Tent Owners'
Association was formed in 1885, and all current ride operators and shop owners are required to join this old Association. At the present, about 150
businesses are packed into 75,000 square meters of Bakken.
Five coasters have left the Bakken amusement park:
- Flying Turns was a wood coaster that operated here from 1939 to 1946.
- Linie 88 was a Zierer Tivoli coaster that operated here from 1977 to 1980.
- Racing was a Zierer Flitzer that ran from around 1972 to 2020. See pictures below for details.
- Rutschebanen was a wood coaster that ran from 1934 until it was destroyed by fire in 1930.
- Slangebanen was a wood coaster that operated for a few years in the late 1930s.
Videos
Mariehønen
Mine Train Ulven
Racing
Rutschebanen
Tornado
Vilde Mus
