🏛️ The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand

Denmark · Europe · Cultural · 55.80°N, 12.57°E

The Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand is a collection of hunting grounds and forests north of Copenhagen. The landscape was submitted for admission to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites on 1 August 2010 and was inscribed on 4 July 2015. The landscape comprises three main areas: Store Dyrehave, Gribskov and Jægersborg Dyrehave/Jægersborg Hegn, and contains the most significant hunting grounds for the medieval nobility in Denmark. The central-star grid design of the landscape, with numbered roads and stone posts, fences, demonstrates the unique planning and design of hunting landscapes in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Quick facts

Country	Denmark
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	55.80°N, 12.57°E · view on map

The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand is a cultural World Heritage site in Denmark, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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