Landshut Castle, Water castle and Swiss heritage site of national significance in Utzenstorf, Switzerland

Landshut Castle is a water castle in Utzenstorf with multiple wings surrounded by streams and moats on all sides. The medieval structure displays Swiss architectural features with fortified walls that enclose an inner courtyard, creating distinct sections and rooms throughout its layout.

The castle was founded in the 12th century by the House of Zähringen as a fortress for the region. Major renovations between 1624 and 1630 reshaped its interior while preserving the original stone foundations and outer walls.

The museum grew from the hunting-history collection of René La Roche-Ringwald, son of collector Louis La Roche, installed in the castle after 1959. It has been the Swiss Museum of Wildlife and Hunting since 1968, and a Swiss hunting library is attached to it.

The castle is a Swiss heritage site of national significance and houses the Swiss Museum for Wildlife and Hunting, with the Swiss Hunting Library attached. The museum occupies part of the building, which was redecorated in 17th-century style after a foundation acquired it in 1988. The surrounding park was laid out as an English landscape garden in the 1810s.

The castle houses a specialized hunting library containing thousands of rare books on hunting history and wildlife management. This collection ranks among the most important of its kind in Europe and draws researchers and specialists from around the world.