Bärenschlössle

Bärenschlössle stands in the protected Rotwildpark, just outside Stuttgart, among artificial lakes and forest. The building serves as a restaurant and event venue beside Bärensee.

Reinhard Ferdinand Heinrich Fischer designed the first pavilion in 1768 for Duke Charles Eugene of Württemberg. Its two oval floors overlooked Bärensee, where Italian gondolas once travelled across the water. Solitude Palace stood about three kilometres away, linking the retreat with the wider ducal estate. The nearby Bärenbach, now called Bernhardsbach, gave the pavilion its name.

A larger octagonal hunting pavilion replaced the original in 1817, with hunting paintings and trophy decorations. Firebombing almost destroyed that structure in 1943, and reconstruction followed in 1963. A further fire in 1994 led to rebuilding completed in 1997, while preserving the earlier design. Two bear sculptures flank the west façade, with replicas made by Lilli Kerzinger-Werth in 1964.

City: Stuttgart
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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