page_title: Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park / History
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Kardemomme by i Kristiansand dyrepark
context_page_description: The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park is a zoological garden and amusement park situated in of Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most frequently visited attraction, covering an area of 60 hectares. Established in 1966, it has been owned by Braganza since 2004.
  The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park has Norway's largest collection of animals. It consists of over a hundred species of animals from around the world, that move freely on a relatively large area.
  Amusement attractions include Cardamom Town, which is made to look like the town in the book by Thorbjørn Egner, and Captain Sabertooth and pirate village Abra Havn, which is taken from a theatre act by the singer and actor Terje Formoe.
context_section_description: The operating company was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1993. Ludv. G. Braathens Rederi became a partial owner in 1996. Its successor company Braganza gradually bought up shares until reaching a forty-percent stake in 2004. That year it made a successful deal to buy the entire company and the company was subsequently delisted.
caption: Cardamom Town
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