Contact
Contact
Administrator
Telephone
+34-921470019
Address
Bosque de Riofrío
Navas de Riofrío
40420
Segovia
ESPAÑA
Website
Museo de Caza del Palacio de Riofrío, Patrimonio Nacional
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Code
PN-MCR -
Registration date
23/08/2007 -
Update date
16/05/2012 - Download the sheet
Description
The wooded park of Riofrío is an area of 625 hectares of natural landscape, surrounded by a stone wall and inhabited by herds of fallow deer. In this area the Royal Palace of Riofrio was built in XVIII century. The main floor of this Palace is partialy occupied by a Museum of Hunting, one of the most important of its kind. The Museum opened in 1966 and is integrated by mounted animals hunted by the Spanish Royal Family, and dioramas with spanish fauna. The collection was held by J.L. Benedito, E. Ruiz del Río and A. Oliveras.Overall information
Strengths
The Museum of Hunt doesn't have investigation, but it is located in the forest of Riofrío, where applied researchs are carried out: forest and hunt administration, forest plagues, etc...
Usage restrictions
Appointment is required.
Access restrictions
Visit open to the general public. Scientific research: according to established conditions for restricted areas.
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names
algunos/as Aves, algunos/as Mammalia.
Common names
algunos/as aves, algunos/as mamíferos.
Geospatial coverage
todo(s) España.
Temporal location
Temporal coverage
todo(s) taxón existente.
Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects
todo(s) organismos enteros.
Types of datasets
todo(s) Preservados.
Conservation method
todo(s) montado.
Digitalization
Nº of copies / records
189
Nº of species
27
Percentage of computerization
100
Does it include Type specimens?
No
Related Resources
Publications
- Guía de los Palacios de la Granja y Riofrío (book)
- Reales Sitios, vol. 21, 1969