Zirkus Krone
| Circus Krone | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | circus | |||
| Owner | 1905-1943: Carl Krone (1870-1943) 1943: Ida Krone (1879-1957) 1943-1995: Frieda Sembach-Krone (1915-1995) 1995-2017: Christl Sembach-Krone (1936-2017) 2017-now: Jana Pilz-Lacey | |||
| Founded | 1905 | |||
| First elephant arrived | 1886 | |||
| Address | Zirkus-Krone-Straße 1-6 | |||
| Zip-code | D-80335 | |||
| Place | Munich | |||
| Region | Bavaria | |||
| Country | Germany | |||
| Website | http://www.circus-krone.com | |||
| Directors | Owners | |||
| Veterinarians | Dr. Christine Lendl | |||
| Head keepers of elephants | Stable masters: Hubert Mirow Harry Philadelphia-Huling Harry Jahn 1982-1998: Banda Puntha Vidane 1998-2000: Patricia Zerbini 2000-2001: Dan Koehl 2002- Now: James Puydebois | |||
| Relevant literature | ||||
Yes, Munich is the home of Zirkus Krone, where its 400 carnies spend winter in between tours around the continent. I think circuses are by their nature anachronistic, but if you’re so inclined, this is meant to be one of Europe’s best. Now into its fourth generation, the Sembach-Krone family has been putting bums on seats for nigh on 100. This is the official Youtube- Channel of Circus Krone. Buy Circus Krone tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. Find Circus Krone schedule, reviews and photos.
Circus Krone, located at Zirkus-Krone-Straße 1-6, in Munich, in Germany, was founded in 1905 and the first elephant arrived in 1886.
1870: Karl and Frederike Krone (born Philadelphia) founded Menagerie Continental.
1870-10-21: Carl Krone jr (1870-1943) was born in Osnabrück.
1882: Fritz Krone was killed by a bear. Carl Krone left school and began his career with the circus.
1883: name changed to Krones Zoologische Ausstellung
1898: name changed to Carl Krones menageri-circus.
1900-02-01: Carl Krone Sr died.
1905: The new circus was founded with the name Circus Charles.
1905: The circus had 2 elephants.
1914: The name was changed again, to Circus Krone.
1915-04-15: Frieda Krone (1915-1995) was born.
By the end of the war, Krone was almost on Bankruptcy, and in Frankfurt Karl Krone made a telephone call to Firma Ruhe in Alfeld, and offered to send back elephants which were still not paid. Ruhe came to Frankfurt and borrowed the money, which was needed to bring to circus to Munich., and so the circus survived. (Source: Wilde Tiere frei Haus by Hermann Ruhe)
1918: the present winterquarters in Munich was bought for the growing circus.
1919: 10 elephants.
1923: 14 elephants.
1928: The show 683 animals (100 carnivores, 250 horses and 27 elephants).
1932: 26 elephants.
1933: Carl Sembach started to train Krones carnivores.
1935: Carl Sembach married Frieda Krone.
1936: Christl Sembach-Krone (1936-2017) was born.
1943-06-04 Carl Krone died in Salzburg, 77 years old.
1944: The 26 elephants were brought to salt mines in Bad Reichenhall, where they were protected from bombings.
1944-12-21 The winterquarters in Munich are destroyed during bombings.
1945-1949: Due the post-war problems, The circus was not on tour.
1949: 9 elephants, in the end of the year 14.
1956: Ida Krone died in Munich, 80 years old.
1967: winterquarters rebuilt and modernized
1967: 14 elephants.
1967-04-08: two yongsters in the town Mannheim put the elephant tent on fire, and the 14 elephants were saved, but eight of them were burned severely, and six of the eight with second grade of firewounds, died, or had to be euthanised.
1998: The elephants were from this year transported with trailers, instead of with train.
The stable in Munich, 2000. Photo: © Jutta Kirchner
Krone elephants and Dan Koehl, 1998. Photo © Jan Lindblad Jr.
Recommended Citation
Koehl, Dan (2020). Circus Krone, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=21. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
- Circus Krone by Frieda Sembach-Krone
- Page 198 Wilde Tiere frei Haus by Hermann Ruhe (in german)
- Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
- Circus Krone. Von der Menagerie zum größten Circus Europas, by Klaus-Dieter Kürschner
- Christl Sembach-Krone, Munich
- Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger
- Survey 2008 - Elephants in European circuses published by European Elephant Group: Tobias Dornbusch, Jürgen Schilfarth
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| Circus Krone | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Country | Germany |
| Founder(s) | Carl Krone |
| Year founded | 1905 |
| Information | |
| Director | Jana Mandana Lacey-Krone |
| Traveling show? | Yes |
| Circus tent? | 5,000 seats |
| Winter quarters | Munich, Germany |
| Website | www.circus-krone.com |
Circus Krone, based in Munich, is one of the largest circuses in Europe[1] and one of the few in Western Europe (along with Cirque d'hiver de Paris, Cirque d'hiver d'Amiens and Cirque Royal in Brussels) to also occupy a building.
History[edit]
It was founded in 1905 by Carl Krone (1870-1943) as an animal exhibition. Later the circus was run by his daughter Frieda Sembach-Krone and her husband Carl Sembach-Krone. From 1995 until 2017 their daughter Christel Sembach-Krone ran the circus.
Zirkus Krone Karten
Since 1919, the circus has also owned the Circus Krone Building in Munich. On December 12, 1944, the building was destroyed by bombing attacks. In 1950 it was rebuilt as a circus building with a seating capacity of 3,000 spectators.
Over a century, the Circus Krone Imperium became recognized world-wide as an institution within the circus world. The outstanding success was based on the maxim 'entrepreneur spirit, love of animals and absolute seriousness'. This maxim has been maintained throughout the illustrious history of the family owned and operated Circus Krone.
Carl Krone died in 1943. He did not live to experience the total destruction of the Circus Krone Building, caused by aerial bombardment. People and animals had been evacuated to the Krone Stud Farm in Wessling.
Christel Sembach-Krone directed the fate of the family owned and operated Circus Krone after the death of her father (Carl Sembach, died on January 18, 1984) and her mother (Frieda Sembach-Krone, died on November 2, 1995).
Beatles Circus Krone Bau Concert
Christel Sembach-Krone, who remained unmarried and had an adoptive daughter named Jana Mandana Lacey-Krone, died on June 20, 2017, after a short illness.[2]
Circus Krone Ac/dc
Lacey-Krone, who is married to Martin Lacey, Jr. and has one son, will become the new director.
Features[edit]
Circus Krone has a circus tent with 5,000 seats with a diameter of 48 by 64 metres and a dome height of 14 metres. It covers an overall area of approximately 2,000 square metres. The largest, most modern and most expensive circus tent of the present can only be described. The construction of the enormous tent allows for the seating of 5.000 spectators. Four 20metre long steel masts, four steel lattice auxiliary masts, 120 storm and cross beams aswell as 250 steel anchors provide necessary security, even during the most violent of storms.Erected in less than one day, the gigantic tent construction 'stands' with seats, ménage, show stage,light and sound controls - ready for performances, officially certified and in top condition.Standards have been established in the area of the illumination engineering with Krone.Approximately 140 securely installed floodlights, as well as eight 'golden scans' allow forthe different lighting effects of the individual numbers. Four 'searchlights' place artists andanimals into spotlight. The total area of the tent approximately equates to the area of a football field.
Animals used at the circus include lions, Asian and African elephants, a hippopotamus, a rhinoceros, horses, monkeys, pigs, porcupines, goats, zebras and parrots.
References[edit]
- ^http://www.munichfound.com/sightseeing/all_landmarks/circuskrone/
- ^Riebsamen, Hans. 'Deutschlands Zirkuskönigin : 'Mein Pferde sind meine Kinder''. Faz.net.
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Coordinates: 48°08′42″N11°33′00″E / 48.14500°N 11.55000°E