Dyrehaven, officially Jægersborg Dyrehave, is a forest park north of Copenhagen. It covers around 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi). Dyrehaven is noted for its mixture of huge, ancient oak trees and large populations of red and fallow deer. In July 2015, it was one of the three forests included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed as Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand.
Winterview, Jægersborg Dyrehave
Vesthus gate, one of the 15 entrances to Dyrehaven
The Vesthus (West House) gatehouse
A 19th Century view of Dyrehaven by Sigfried Hass.
Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
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.
Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
Deer at the Hermitage Lodge in Jægersborg Dyrehave
Par force hunting in North Zealand c. 1750, watercolour by Johan Jacob Bruun
King Christian VII on a par force hunt