Pre-history
The name Jægersborg Dyrehave
In 1669 King Frederik III had the former Boveskov, i.e. Bøgeskov (beech forest), fenced in with game from the hinterland in his new Dyrehave (deer park), so that he could host hunting events. He died the following year. His son King Christian V expanded the park with the lands that belonged to the village of Stokkerup and which today is known as Eremitagesletten as well as the area north of Mølleåen which is now Jægersborg Hegn. At the same time he renamed Ibstrup Slot to Jægersborg Slot.
Hence the name Jægersborg Dyrehave; usually just Dyrehaven.
Timeline
8.000 BCE:
The ice melts and the landscape with its large plains and deep subglacial stream trenches emerges
4.000 BCE:
The people of the Neolithic period start to fell the forest in order to cultivate the land.
1200 BCE:
Skovfogedegen, an oak tree outside the entrance to Dyrehaven by Klampen-borgporten gate, is still a young tree.
1492:
The village of Stokkerup is mentioned in writing for the first time.
1583:
A woman named Kirsten Pill finds a holy spring and the spring markets held on the site of the current Bakken amusement park becomes an annual tradition around Sankt Hans day in late June.
1669:
King Frederik III has Bo-veskov forest fenced in and deer driven into his "dyrehave", which he names after the nearby village of Stokkerup.
1670:
His son, Christian V, extends the area, demolishes the village of Stokkerup, which was situated on Eremitageslet-ten (Hermitage plain) in front of the present hunting palace, and establishes five hunting roads in a star-formation for parforce hunting. The area is now called Jgersborg Dyre-have.
1698:
Christian V is kicked during the Hubertus Hunt by a stag next to the oak, which today is called Christian V's oak. The Hubertus Hunt is named after the guardian angel of huntsmen, Hubertus, and is celebrated on 3 Novem-ber. The king dies a year after the incident, partly because of his injuries sustained from the kick.
1734-36:
Christian VI builds the current Eremitageslot (Hermi-tage Palace). It is designed by Lauritz de Thurah.
1746:
Jægersborg Dyrehave is opened to the public.
1762:
The German forester, Johann Georg von Langen, is brought to Denmark to reor-ganise the forestry authorities. At this time, only a few percent of Denmark is covered by forest.
1802:
Adam Oehlenschläger writes his famous poem "Et Sankt Hansaftens-Spil" about a day at the Bakken amusement park.
1880:
The former sniper Peter Liep becomes the innkeeper at Kildehuset, which is later named after him.
1893:
Entrenchments are built in Dyrehaven as part of the fortifications of Copenhagen. 1900: On the first Sunday of November, Sportsrideklubben, a local riding school, hosts the first Hubertus Hunt in Dyreha-ven
1910:
The Royal Danish Thea-tre launches the tradition of major outdoor performances in the valleys of Ulvedalene. These stopped in 1949, but were revived in 1996. 1928: The Royal Copenhagen Golf Club, the oldest golf club in the world, opens its golf course in Dyrehaven.
1969:
The first Erimitage run-ning event is organised. It takes place on the first Sunday in October and has about 21,000 participants.