Erlebnispark Tripsdrill

Cleebronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The name Tripsdrill traces its origins back to when the Roman captain Trepho founded a town way back in 287. He named it "Trephonis truilla" after his wife Truilla. The park is still called "The Trulla" in the surrounding area. Paul Fischer, the great-great-grandfather of the park's current owners, moved here in 1833. The Erlebnispark Tripsdrill park, which is usually just called Tripsdrill, got its start when Eugen Fischer opened a mill and a restaurant in 1929 on this land. A zoo was opened in the 1950s, and it has expanded into a 47-hectare wildlife park that is home to a variety of species of animals. Rides were added to the park in the 1960s, and the park now hosts a large variety of attractions, although most of them are themed after life in the Swabia region of southern Germany in the 1880s. The park still sits among vineyards, forests, and orchards. The park has a Vinarium "wine museum" that contains a variety of historic wine-making devices and displays that shows how wine was made in the 1800s. The museum is home to over 50 wooden spindle presses, making it the largest collection of historic wine presses in Germany. The park offers overnight "glamping" lodging in its woods, including 28 tree houses in the woods and 20 large shepherd's wagons next to the wildlife park. Even though Tripsdrill is the oldest theme park in Germany, the third generation of the Fischer family continues to own the park to this day.