Can the Reichsjägerhof be visited today?

The buildings, now used by a residential group for children and teenagers, are not open to public visits.

Why was this estate built?

It was created from 1934 to serve as a meeting place for regional hunting officials and as a state hunting ground for the Nazi leadership, especially Hermann Göring.

Who gave the estate to Hermann Göring?

Dietrich Klagges, the Nazi minister-president of Brunswick, gave it to him in 1935 as a wedding gift for his marriage to actress Emmy Sonnemann.

Where exactly is the Reichsjägerhof located?

In Riddagshausen, a district of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, on the edge of the Buchhorst forest.

Is there anything to see on site?

The nearby Grüner Jäger inn still operates as a restaurant, while the main buildings can be seen from outside, set within the protected landscape.

Reichsjägerhof "Hermann Göring"

Braunschweig

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Braunschweig

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Reichsjägerhof „Hermann Göring“ stands in Braunschweig (Braunschweig), in Lower Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 20th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Reichsjägerhof "Hermann Göring" stands at Riddagshausen, a district of Braunschweig, on the edge of the Buchhorst forest near the Riddagshausen monastery and its ponds. Built from 1934 at the instigation of the Nazi minister-president of Brunswick, Dietrich Klagges, this large forestry estate combined a regional hunting administration office, housing for forestry officials, a pheasantry and a falconry. The complex, given to Hermann Göring in 1935 as a wedding gift, was designed by architect Emil Herzig in the style of a Lower Saxon half-timbered farmhouse. Its original buildings still stand today, set within the protected landscape of Riddagshausen and Buchhorst.

What to know

The site lies in the Riddagshausen district, now a protected natural area on the edge of Braunschweig.
The buildings are not open to the public as a museum: they later housed a kindergarten and then a youth residential group.
The nearby inn, the Grüner Jäger, rebuilt in 1936, still operates as a restaurant.
The former access avenue is now called Ebertallee.
The monument is listed as a Baudenkmal in Lower Saxony.

Where this château is

Braunschweig · Braunschweig · Niedersachsen

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Address

Braunschweig, Braunschweig

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Niedersachsen
Period of construction: 20th century

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Can the Reichsjägerhof be visited today?: The buildings, now used by a residential group for children and teenagers, are not open to public visits.
Why was this estate built?: It was created from 1934 to serve as a meeting place for regional hunting officials and as a state hunting ground for the Nazi leadership, especially Hermann Göring.
Who gave the estate to Hermann Göring?: Dietrich Klagges, the Nazi minister-president of Brunswick, gave it to him in 1935 as a wedding gift for his marriage to actress Emmy Sonnemann.
Where exactly is the Reichsjägerhof located?: In Riddagshausen, a district of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, on the edge of the Buchhorst forest.
Is there anything to see on site?: The nearby Grüner Jäger inn still operates as a restaurant, while the main buildings can be seen from outside, set within the protected landscape.