Circus cities/countries

The Linssen collection contains information about cities and countries about which Herman Linssen found circus information.

For information about the origin of the Linssen collection, see ‘ORIGIN’ page.

List of cities and countries before 1945 A-Z

List of cities and countries from 1945 A-Z

The card system with notes about circus in the cities/countries appearing on the above lists before 1945 / from 1945 has been digitized and can be consulted via the links below:

Notes circus in cities and countries before 1945 A-K

Notes cirucs in cities and countries before 1945 L-Z

Notes circus in cities and countries 1945-2010 A-Z

Below are several other overviews that may be relevant for researchers:

-In the Netherlands found circuses 1883-1944  – see:  Handgeschreven lijst door Herman Linssen

-In Utrecht found circuses from 1834 – see: Getypte lijst door Ben van Herwerden

-In Limburg found circuses 1906-2016 – see: Getypte lijst Frans Wolff

-In Dordrecht found circuses 1901-2019 – see: Getypte en geschreven lijst door Peter van de Koppel

-Overviews of found circuses per country:

1883 – 1887

1892 – 1902

1904 – 1918

1919 – 1944

1945 – 1970

1971 – 2010 (part I)

1971 – 2010 (part II)