Circus Carl Busch in Germany

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Circus Carl Busch
Type	circus
Founded	1953
Address	Kreuzfeld 21
Zip-code	91602
Place	Dürrwangen
District	Dürrwangen-Haslach
State	Bavaria
Country	Germany
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner	-: Alfred Scholl -: Alfons Wille


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2024-01-20

Latest document update	2024-01-20 12:55:07
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Description

Circus Carl Busch, located at Kreuzfeld 21, in Dürrwangen, Bavaria, Germany , was founded in 1953.

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Their two versions of this circus history:

1891: Circus Carl Busch was founded by Carl Busch Sr in Nuremberg.

1953: Carl Stelzenmüller, a former Bavarian policeman, changed his name to Busch, claiming his mother told him on her deathbed that he was the illegitimate son of Jakob Busch. He then founded Carl Busch circus.
1980s: Circus director Alfred Scholl bought the name Carl Busch from Carl Stelzenmüller-Busch.

1983: Carla was bought from Circus Corty Althoff.

After Karl Scholl died, Alfons Wille (1941-2009) bought the circus name.

The circus is operating a small zoo, called Chiccoland

References for records about Circus Carl Busch

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Circus Carl Busch, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=388. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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