Reichsjägerhof Rominten, Architectural structure in Krasnoles, Russia
Reichsjägerhof Rominten is a wooden hunting lodge featuring two long wings about 50 meters each and a central wing around 35 meters, arranged around a spacious courtyard. A terrace situated near the forest edge connected the building to the surrounding woodland landscape.
Hermann Göring ordered the lodge built in September 1935 after Kaiser Wilhelm II, living in Dutch exile, refused him use of the nearby Jagdschloss Rominten. Construction of the log complex began in late April 1936 and finished that September. From 1941 it served as Göring's eastern headquarters, and on 20 October 1944 his custodian set it on fire as Soviet forces advanced.
The lodge was named after the Rominter Heath, a forest that had served as a royal hunting ground since Kaiser Wilhelm II visited annually from 1890 to 1913. Göring first planned to call it Emmyhall after his second wife, but chose Reichsjägerhof Rominten instead, echoing his Braunschweig lodge. The attached game reserve covered nearly 100 square miles.
Visiting this location requires prior permission from FSB authorities in Kaliningrad due to its proximity to sensitive border areas. The ruins sit two kilometers from the Polish border within a dense forest, making foot access challenging and requiring preparation.
The complex was to be called "Emmyhall" after Göring's second wife Emmy, mirroring Carinhall, named for his first wife. He settled on Reichsjägerhof Rominten instead. The attached game reserve covered nearly 100 square miles (260 km²).
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