Jagd Land Fluss – Museum im Schloss Wolfstein

About the museum

Wolfstein Castle above the Saußbach was built around 1200 by Passau Prince-Bishop Wolfger von Erla as a fortress; later it also served as a bishop's hunting lodge and administrative seat. It took on its present form as a Renaissance castle in the late 16th century under Prince-Bishop Urban von Trenbach. In the 18th century the interiors were renewed, and in 1779 the Passau painter Joseph Widemann decorated the Prince's Room with a Rococo cycle of paintings. After secularization the building became a regional court (Landgericht) in 1805, later a district office, and from 1938 a Landratsamt (district administration office).

After a thorough renovation from 1986 to 1989, the Hunting and Fishing Museum moved into the castle in 1989. The Galerie Wolfstein, the first art collection owned by a district in Bavaria, has been showing its holdings there since 1982. The museum was redesigned and reopened in October 2014 under the name "Jagd Land Fluss".

The exhibition covers hunting, including hunting methods, weapons, hunters' jargon and poaching, as well as fishing and life in and around the water of the Bavarian and Bohemian Forests. Interactive stations invite visitors to try things out. The house also runs an information point on the Bavarian Forest and Šumava national parks and the Bavarian Forest Nature Park. The museum is run by the district of Freyung-Grafenau.

Highlights

• Interactive stations on hunting, fishing and life in the forest
• Themes: hunting methods, weapons, hunters' jargon and poaching
• Information point on the Bavarian Forest and Šumava national parks
• Renaissance castle with a Rococo Prince's Room
• Free audio guide in three languages

Permanent exhibition

• Jagd Land Fluss – Interactive permanent exhibition on hunting and poaching, fishing and life by the water, and the nature of the Bavarian and Bohemian Forests.

Founded

1989

Operated by

Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau

Admission & discounts

With a spa or guest card: adults €4, children and young people €2. Free admission for members of the friends' association as well as holders of the activCARD and the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card). School classes and kindergartens from the district have free admission; those from outside the district pay €2 per person.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Because of the many stairs, the listed castle is not fully wheelchair-accessible (no elevator, toilets not accessible for people with disabilities); advance registration at +49 8551 57-1611 is recommended. Dogs are not allowed, except certified assistance dogs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly: not available

Museum rally with puzzles and a small reward for children, young people and adults; children's workshops and holiday program cost €5 per person. Hands-on stations, such as dressing up in princely costume. Strollers are only partly possible because of the stairs.

Getting there & parking

The castle lies northwest of the town center on a rocky spur that the Saußbach flows around on three sides. Navigation address: Wolfkerstraße 3, 94078 Freyung.

Amenities & dining

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