The Oath of Kärnan
| The Oath of Kärnan | |
|---|---|
Schematic representation of the symbol of Kärnan or its spell (above) Kärnan tower and part of the tracks (below) | |
| Hansa-Park | |
| Location | Hansa-Park |
| Coordinates | 54°04′37″N 10°46′48″E / 54.0769°N 10.78°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 1, 2015 |
| Cost | ~ 26.000.000 € |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Hypercoaster |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Drop | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Length | 1,235 m (4,052 ft) |
| Speed | 127 km/h (79 mph) |
| Inversions | 1 |
| Duration | 3:37 minutes |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Capacity | ~ 200 riders per hour |
| G-force | 5 |
| Height restriction | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
| Trains | 3 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 4 rows for a total of 16 riders per train. |
| The Oath of Kärnan at RCDB | |
The Oath of Kärnan (German: Der Schwur des Kärnan, short: Kärnan; stylized: The Oath of KÄRNAN) is a steel roller coaster at Hansa-Park, located in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Manufactured by Gerstlauer, the roller coaster is one of five full-circuit hypercoasters with inversions in Europe. The 1,235-metre (4,052 ft) long roller coaster, which has a track height of 73 metres (240 ft), a drop height of 67 metres (220 ft) and a speed of up to 127 kilometres per hour (79 mph) is with Silver Star the fourth highest roller coaster in Europe after Shambhala (76 metres (249 ft)), Hyperion (77 metres (253 ft)) and Red Force (112 metres (367 ft)).