Schloss Landshut / Schweizer Museum für Wild und Jagd

On the northern edge of the midland village of Utzenstorf, in the midst of a magnificent English-style park, lies Bern's only moated castle, once a bailiff's seat, dating from the 17th century.

On the northern edge of the midland village of Utzenstorf, in the midst of a magnificent English-style park, lies the only Bernese moated castle, once a bailiff's seat, dating from the 17th century. The historic rooms with their richly carved furniture, paintings with hunting motifs and hunting trophies bear witness to stately Bernese living culture from the 17th to the 19th century.
In the rooms of the castle and the adjacent granaries, the Swiss Museum of Game and Hunting displays a collection of historical hunting weapons and utensils that is unique in Europe, as well as an excellent presentation on the history of the hunting horn. Other focal points are devoted to hunting dogs, hunting for meat, decoy birds, the history of hunting in Switzerland and wild animals in the modern cultural landscape. Annual special exhibitions focus on selected hunting, ecological or wildlife themes from the field of tension between hunting and nature.


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