Langenburg Castle

In the night of January 23rd to 24th, 1963, a faulty chimney in the east wing caused a fire, discovered shortly after one o'clock in the morning by a housemaid. Around one thirty, the first firefighters began fighting the fire inside the east wing. The extinguishing efforts were severely hampered by temperatures of -20 °C and heavy fog, causing the fire to spread rapidly and have devastating consequences. The reconstruction of the castle began the following spring and was completed in the summer of 1968.

Langenburg Castle is privately owned by the Hohenlohe-Langenburg family and serves as their residence. Since 1960, parts of the complex have been accessible to the public as a museum, namely the Renaissance inner courtyard, which is widely known for its special acoustics, the castle chapel, and seven rooms (Bretterner Gang, Neue Tafelstube, Archivstube, Barocksaal, Königseckzimmer, Feodora-Bibliothek, Lindenstamm-Zimmer). This castle museum offers visitors insights into the aristocratic living and cultural traditions of yesteryear. On display are valuable period furniture, tapestries, paintings, faience, porcelain, as well as a collection of weapons, armor, and hunting trophies.

A castle café, located below the castle in the rose garden, has existed since 1950.

In the former stables between the castle and the rest of the town is the "German Automobile Museum," conceived in 1969 by Kraft Prince zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and racing driver and motor journalist Richard von Frankenberg, and opened in 1970.

Every year, several concerts from the "Hohenloher Kultursommer" series take place in the castle's Baroque Hall.

Every September, the princely garden days are held on the castle grounds, a sales exhibition with show gardens and a wide range of rare plants, accessories, and garden furniture. The program also includes garden concerts, workshops, an environmental education program for children, and a wide culinary offering.