Wildcat Village in Huetscheroda (Wildkatzendorf Huetscheroda)

In the very center of Germany there is a village of wild cats. It is very small, 20 by 20 meters, so a visit will not take you much time. If you are traveling by car, we recommend to visit this place.


Opening times can be found on the official website. We wanted to visit the feeding, as it happens 2-3 times a day and always at different times so that the cats stay wild. Feeding schedule can be asked on the phone, but if you do not speak German, then check the last posts on the FB.


Still, we managed to arrive an hour earlier. Therefore, we went for a walk along the forest trail; it starts right behind the cat village. There are also several cats living in the forest, we have not seen them, though we met a fox.

You may ask, why go somewhere and pay money to look at an ordinary cat? Despite their cute look, they are not ordinary cats, they are wild. If you sit and watch their behavior, you will see differences. Quite often they show unreasonable aggression, which is not characteristic of domestic cats. This is especially evident during feeding.


Wild cats live in the forests of Europe, Africa and Asia. They live in places where hares, rabbits, and birds live. They may even attack a small deer or a roe!




Getting there: parking N 51 01.532 E 10 27.900. You buy tickets near the parking lot, then walk 400 meters on foot to the cat village. By public transport is impossible to reach.