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title: "Bavaria"
description: "Bavaria’s modern destination-park history includes the German development of the LEGOLAND model.The story behind the day outBrick-built worlds arrive in GünzburgLEGOLAND Deutschland opened in Günzburg on 17 May 2002. The operator records forty attractions, shows and workshops across seven themed areas at opening. LEGO-built models were central to the concept, making construction and miniature representation part of the park’s identity. The opening belongs to a specific development in Bavaria, distinct from the much earlier LEGOLAND park at Billund in Denmark.Sources & further readingLEGOLAND Deutschland · Historical factsHistorical sources checked 25 October 2026."
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# Bavaria

Bavaria’s modern destination-park history includes the German development of the LEGOLAND model.

The story behind the day out

## Brick-built worlds arrive in Günzburg

LEGOLAND Deutschland opened in Günzburg on 17 May 2002. The operator records forty attractions, shows and workshops across seven themed areas at opening. LEGO-built models were central to the concept, making construction and miniature representation part of the park’s identity. The opening belongs to a specific development in Bavaria, distinct from the much earlier LEGOLAND park at Billund in Denmark.

### Sources & further reading

- [LEGOLAND Deutschland · Historical facts](<https://www.legoland.de/en/about-legoland/press/background-information/facts-from-the-world-of-legoland-deutschland/>)

Historical sources checked 25 October 2026.

2 published places. Page 1 of 1.

- [LEGOLAND Deutschland](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/germany/legoland-deutschland-resort/legoland-deutschland/>) · [Markdown](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/germany/legoland-deutschland-resort/legoland-deutschland/index.md>); location: Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany.
- [Therme Erding](<https://thmprk.com/visit/water-parks/germany/therme-erding/>) · [Markdown](<https://thmprk.com/visit/water-parks/germany/therme-erding/index.md>); location: Erding, Bavaria, Germany.


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