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 to fight the fire inside the east wing. The extinguishing efforts were severely hampered by temperatures of -20 °C and heavy fog, so the fire spread quickly and had 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, 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 life of yesteryear. On display are valuable period furniture, tapestries, paintings, faience, porcelain, and a collection of weapons, armor, and hunting trophies.

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

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, is located in the former stables between the castle and the rest of the town.

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

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.