Jagdschloss (Bad Rodach)

Hunting lodge

The hunting lodge in Bad Rodach in the Upper Franconian district of Coburg is at Schloßplatz 5. It is a listed building .

Hunting lodge

The hunting lodge was built in 1748–49 based on a design by Johann David Steingruber . It is the only secular building in the margrave style in the area of ​​the former Duchy of Coburg .

history

Duke Franz Josias had the stately hunting lodge built for himself because he loved the wooded area around Rodach as a hunting area. He died there on September 16, 1764. But his successors, Duke Ernst Friedrich and the then Hereditary Prince Franz , kept coming back to Rodach to hunt .

Complex precautions had to be taken every time for such trips. The instructions were previously sent to the ducal escort office in Coburg and to the Kastner in the Rodach office , who had his apartment in the hunting lodge. The office keeper had to ensure that the castle and the paths were in good condition. He also had to procure the provisions for the kitchen on the instructions of the Duchess .

In 1848 Duke Ernst II leased the castle. On March 4, 1874, he sold the building to the community. Subsequently, it served as a school house. Since 1982 the hunting lodge has been used as a guest house and as a local museum.

Building description

The building in margrave style , covered with a hipped roof , is a plastered masonry structure . There are two-storey side wings on both sides of a three-storey central projection .

Hunter's Rest

There was also a hunting lodge next to the castle , which was used both for the duke's stay and as a collection point for the hunters.

history

The hunter's rest was built around the same time as the castle. In the course of the reforms after the revolution of 1848/1849 , Ernst II renounced the hunting rights that he had previously been entitled to and transferred "the local high and low hunting" to the town of Rodach. The Jägersruh and the household goods inside were leased to the merchant Löhlein for several years. The condition was that he would pay for repairs to the building. On May 24th, 1853, Löhlein informed the castle administration that he wanted to get out of the lease with half of the lease because he no longer used the hunter's rest. The castle administration referred to the duke. This refused the application because Löhlein had not met the requirements to preserve the building. On February 18, 1856, Ernst II decided to break off the hunter's rest or to dispose of it in any other way. Finally, he approved the request from Rodach's beekeepers to use the hunting lodge for beekeeping. On April 19, 1856, it was provisionally left for four years on the condition that the beekeepers' association would cover the maintenance costs for the duration of its use. After the lease expired, the city of Rodach bought Jägersruh on November 17, 1860 for 385  Rhenish guilders .

Building description

The one-story half - timbered house was in a thick oak forest. The basement provided shelter for the staff and the hunters. It had an oven and kitchen equipment. The comfortably equipped rooms for the duke and his companions were on the heated upper floor .

literature

• Irmhild Tschischka: From the Bad Rodach town history. Bad Rodach 2014.

Web links

Commons : Jagdschloss  - collection of images

• Guest information Jagdschloss / Haus des Gastes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of monuments for Bad Rodach (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (PDF)

Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 31.6 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 42 ″  E