Burgk Castle

The very well-preserved castle still has the character of a fortress with many medieval details. The original palas is completely preserved, as are the keep and both stone bridges leading to the inner ring and the palas, respectively. Both bridges were formerly drawbridges. A customs tariff board is displayed under the Amtshaus at the outer bridge.

When the second gatehouse was demolished in 1739, a chamber with a dog was found. Presumably, this dog was walled in alive there as a building sacrifice (offering) about 400 years earlier. Today, this mummified dog can be seen behind a glass pane in the entrance area. The castle chapel and the kitchen are in very good condition. Particularly noteworthy is the very well-preserved kitchen chimney. At the western end of the complex stands the Red Tower with a half-timbered cap in the late Renaissance style. Also worth special mention is the access to the Red Tower, which leads over a walkable and covered battlement, from which three further, partly superimposed battlements branch off, located within the wall. In the center of the park, laid out in the French style in the mid-18th century south of the castle, is the late Baroque/Classical pavilion known as Sophienlust.

Concerts are regularly held in the Knights' Hall of the castle. In addition, the baroque state room with a bed alcove and the living rooms in Rococo style, partly influenced by 18th-century Chinoiserie, offer a good insight into the life of German princes. An extensive collection of weapons and trophies in the hunting room indicates the use of the complex as a hunting lodge. A special feature of the castle chapel is the organ by Gottfried Silbermann, consecrated in 1743.