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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

See also

* Lustschloss

Literature

* Monique Chatenet (ed.): Maisons des champs dans l'Europe de la Renaissance. Actes des premières Rencontres d'architecture européenne, Château de Maisons, 10-13 juin 2003. Picard, Paris, 2006, , (De Architectura 11).
* Claude d'Anthenaise (ed.): Chasses princières dans l'Europe de la Renaissance. Actes du colloque de Chambord (1er et 2 octobre 2004). Fondation de la Maison de la Chasse et de la Nature. Actes Sud, Arles, 2007, .
* Heiko Laß: Jagd- und Lustschlösser: Art and culture of two sovereign construction tasks; shown in Thuringian constructions of the 17th and 18th century. Imhof, Petersberg, 2006,

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