Burgk Castle

Burgk Castle is a schloss and former castle in the county of Saale-Orla-Kreis in the Thuringian Highlands of Germany, which today houses a museum that portrays the princely lifestyle of years gone by.

Photo: Geisler Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Thuringia, Germany
Address: Burgk, 07907

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saale-Tower and St. Maria (Grochwitz).

Saale-Tower

Scenic viewpoint

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Saale-Tower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 550 metres northeast of Burgk Castle.

St. Maria (Grochwitz)

Church

St. Maria (Grochwitz)

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St. Maria (Grochwitz) is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Burgk Castle.

St. Severus

Church

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St. Severus is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Burgk Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burgk and Grochwitz.

Burgk

Village

Photo: Benreis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burgk is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since December 2019, it is part of the town Schleiz. The well preserved medieval Burgk Castle is situated near the village.

Grochwitz

Village

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Grochwitz is a village.

Möschlitz

Village

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Möschlitz is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Burgk Castle.

Burgk Castle

Categories: château, royal palace, museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Schleiz, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.55381° or 50° 33′ 14″ north

Longitude

11.716° or 11° 42′ 58″ east

Inception

1403

Open location code

9F2HHP38+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Spanish—“Burgk Castle” goes by many names.

Danish: “Burgk Slot”
Dutch: “Schloss Burgk”
Esperanto: “Muzeo Kastelo Burgk”
French: “château Burgk”
French: “Château Burgk”
German: “Burgk, Residenzschloss”
German: “Schloss Burgk”
Italian: “Castello di Burgk”
Spanish: “Castillo de Burgk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum Schloss Burgk and Schlosskapelle.

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