The simple late baroque functional building was hastily erected in the summer of 1783 to serve as a guest house for Karl August and his hunting party. Building materials were obtained from the ruins of Ilmenau Castle and the surrounding forest. Goethe often spent time here as a guest. The museum's exhibition is well worth seeing because it offers insights into the hunting habits and social life of the Weimar court.

You can find further information and opening times here: ilmenau.de/de/freizeit/museen-und-börsen/museum-jagdhaus-gabelbach.

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Söhni 🏃

April 16, 2017

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Always worth a visit, the Forsthaus Gabelbach on the way to the Kickelhahn.

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cabi

July 23, 2017

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Very good exhibition about the region, worth seeing. More information at:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdhaus_Gabelbach

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