Royal Hunting Lodge (Schönbuch)
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The royal hunting lodge in Schönbuch was built in 1888 as a spacious log cabin on the Steingart plateau at the request of the then crown prince, later King Wilhelm II of Württemberg .
Building description
The royal chief forester Münst wrote about the royal hunting lodge in the Revierchronik: "The hut - a log cabin in Swiss style - contains a pretty living room for the prince himself, an anteroom which is also a kitchen, a cellar, horse stable, a carriage shed. The hut , which can be heated, is simply but nicely furnished and decorated with deer antlers. " There was even a royal outhouse that still exists today. The hut was probably deliberately modest because the thrifty prince did not want to expose himself to the accusation that he had spent too much money. For a long time, the hut was the social focus of hunting. So far the hunting lodge has neither electricity nor water connections and is lit with gas lamps. Outside under the canopy there are tables and benches. The view goes south over the Ammer and Neckar valleys to the Rammert and the Swabian Alb . The hut is fenced.
history
The hunting lodge was a favorite place of the king, who could easily conduct his government business from Schönbuch, because he received news and food from the hunting lodge in Bebenhausen via the postman route . Emperor Wilhelm II entered his name in the guest book in 1893 when the imperial linden tree was planted. The so-called signal oak stands next to the hunting lodge; the predecessor of this tree of the same name stood outside the current fence. Flag signals of the signal oak could be observed from the Wurmlinger chapel .
After King Wilhelm II abdicated, the hut remained in state ownership and was still used for hunting. Hunts and celebrations are still recorded in the guest book, now with foresters, forest workers and hunters with their guests. Later, Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger was also a frequent guest, and he often ran politics from the royal hunting lodge on weekends. The hunting lodge was once visited by the American Secretary of State Warren Christopher . The hunting lodge is usually used during the driven hunts in Schönbuch, but not open to the public.
Today the hut is a destination for hikers. You can stay under the canopy, and there is a paved fireplace with tables and benches nearby.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Seehagel: Royal Hunting Lodge
- ↑ Royal hunting lodge
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Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 19 ″ N , 9 ° 0 ′ 50.5 ″ E