Circus Willy Hagenbeck in Germany

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Circus Willy Hagenbeck

Local name	Circus Ingrid Hagenbeck, Circus Wilhelm Hagenbeck
Type	circus
Closed down	1982
Address	Lennestadt-Altenhundem
Place	Lennestadt
District	Olpe
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Related persons
Owner	-1910: Wilhelm Hagenbeck 1962-1969: Oskar Hoppe


Directors	1910-1965: Willy Hagenbeck -1949: Carl Hagenbeck


Assistant Directors	-1935: Oskar Hoppe : Apollonia Hoppe

Performers & Artists
-: Kathe Kuhlen


Key People	-1962: Emil Wacker (agent)
Zoological department
Animal trainers
1888-1889: Richard Sawade 1880-: Julius Seeth -: Gerhard Braune -: Dalila Balder -: Sidney Balder -: Engelbert Balder -: Christian Balder

Elephant department

Elephant Trainer	1976-1981: Peter Balder

Record history
History of updates	2024-02-03

Latest document update	2024-02-03 10:19:59
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Description

Circus Willy Hagenbeck, located at Lennestadt-Altenhundem, in Lennestadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany . Circus Willy Hagenbeck closed down in 1982.

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Founded by Wilhelm Hagenbeck (1850–1910), brother to Carl Hagenbeck Jr.

Wilhelm was later followed by his sons Willy Hagenbeck (1884–1965) and Carl Hagenbeck (1888–1949).

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In 1962, the Circus name was taken over by Oskar Hoppe, and after his death in 1969, by his fifth wife Ingrid Pohle-Hoppe.

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Elephants in Düsseldorf, 1964.

During the seventies, the circus winter quarters were located at a former rail building in Lennestadt-Altenhundem.

1972: A Group of six young Asian elephants were bought from Firma Hagenbeck, and trained by Peter Balder.

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From left: Peter Balder, behind him India, in the middle Rani, and on the right Dunja, Jenny with the long Tushes, mounting behind.

In 1980, Ingrid Pohle changed her circus\'s title, which became Circus Ingrid Hagenbeck. The circus closed adjoining her death in 1982, after the six elephants were sold to Flavio Togni in 1981.

References for records about Circus Willy Hagenbeck

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Circus Willy Hagenbeck, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1488. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Page 148 Wilde Tiere frei Haus by Hermann Ruhe (in german)
Sidney Balder, Germany
http://www.circopedia.org/index.php?title=Oskar_Hoppe
Wilhelm Hagenbeck on geni.com https://www.geni.com/people/Wilhelm-Hagenbeck/6000000177430236851
Willy Hagenbeck on geni.com https://www.geni.com/people/Willy-Hagenbeck/6000000177431631835
Engelbert Balder

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