A world of the superlatives

From the travelling Menagerie to the largest circus in Europe. 
The world of the Circus Krone consists of superlatives.


Data, figures, facts, superlatives
1.200.000 circus visitors during the journey season 1997.
400.000 circus visitors during the winter season 97/98.
5.000.000 Euro fees, wages and salaries are paid out every year at Krone.
1.500.000 Euro taxes and welfare contributions are charged per annum. 
More than 500.000 Euro per annum amounts only to the carriage by the
Federal Railways. The sum of all expenditure amounts to almost
25.000 Euro on every day!


Two special trains of the Federal Railways with a length of 1.2 km are
transporting the circus from town to town during the seven tour months. 
110 vehicles with caravans must be driven on the roadfrom guest performance
place to guest performance place - these are approx. 4.500 km per season!
So, the globe will be travelled round within 10 years!

At the present, almost 400 people, more than 250 animals,
330 caravans, luggage and device waggons and a marquee
with 5.000 (!) seats are belonging to Krone's gigantic
marquee city. There are comfortable stables, an own
electrical power unit with 400 kW performance, a circus
school, a company fire brigade, a team kitchen on wheels,
offices and work shops of ever kind.
Board need of the largest rolling circus city of Europe:  30.000 m².

Our advertisement convoy consists of 16 persons and with eight vehicles it is ahead of the circus always by approx. 14 days. More than 300.000 posters per season are providing the necessary advertisement.