Knabenschützenhaus

The Knabenschützenhaus was built for the boy crossbow archers in 1583, and was renovated to its original form in 1983.

The tradition of boy crossbow archers can be traced back to the 16^th century in Thun. As no girls were tolerated in the cadets until 1960, only boys were also allowed to shoot crossbows - hence the name "Boys’ Shooting Lodge”.

Opposite the Knabenschützenhaus, on the other side of the street, is the "Täntsch" - a shooting range, which is used throughout the summer for the summer shooting programme of the cadets.

Die der Webseite der Thuner Kadetten bietet ausführlichere Informationen zu den Aktivitäten rund ums Knabenschützenhaus.