Jagdschloss
# Jagdschloss

A Jagdschloss is a hunting lodge in German-speaking countries. It is a schloss set in a wildlife park or a hunting area (such as a forest, field or by a lake) that served primarily as accommodation for a ruler or aristocrat and his entourage while hunting in the area.

## Characteristics

A Jagdschloss was often the venue for a banquet accompanying a hunt, and sometimes it also hosted festivals and other events. The term Jagdschloss is often equated to the Lustschloss or maison de plaisance, particularly as the hunt was also a recreational activity. However, a Lustschloss and Jagdschloss differ in function as well as architecture. The layout and furnishing of a Lustschloss is unconstrained, while that of a Jagdschloss is always related to hunting: the walls may be adorned with antlers and other trophies, with scenes of hunting, and also by a deliberate use of wood or other natural materials.

A Jagdschloss could also be very lavishly furnished, but unlike a Lustschloss, timber-framed buildings or log cabins were not uncommon. Only a few imposing stone buildings have survived, which colours the general understanding of what a Jagdschloss is today. A Jagdschloss often had stables and other outbuildings used to house hunting equipment, coaches and the entourage. Larger examples often form self-contained ensembles, while smaller ones, known as Jagdhäuser, were often built within castle parks and gardens, within range of the Residenz of the owner.

## Surviving Jagdschlösser

* Amalienburg in the park of Nymphenburg Palace, Bavaria
* Augustusburg Hunting Lodge in Augustusburg, Saxony
* Baldone Manor in Zemgale, Latvia.
* Clemenswerth in Sögel, Lower Saxony
* Engers Palace
* Falkenlust in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Gelbensande Hunting Lodge
* Glienicke Hunting Lodge
* Granitz Hunting Lodge
* Grünau Hunting Lodge by Neuburg on the Danube
* Grunewald Hunting Lodge in Berlin
* Hubertusstock Hunting Lodge in the Schorfheide
* Jagdschloss Kranichstein in Darmstadt
* Letzlingen Hunting Lodge
* Marshal's Cabin in Loppi, Finland
* Moritzburg Castle in Saxony
* Quitzin Hunting Lodge in Western Pomerania
* Rominten Hunting Lodge
* Springe Hunting Lodge
* Stern Hunting Lodge in Potsdam
* Wolfsgarten Castle in Hesse
* Wolfstein Hunting Lodge in Kochholz
* Schloss Fuschl in Austria
* Schloss Holzheim in Hesse
