Castle · Solingen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Burg Castle is a castle in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 40 m you'll find a public toilet and a bench.
Audio tour · Burg Castle
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You're standing at Burg Castle, high on a steep ridge above the river Wupper. It's the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia. Have a think about the name. In German, Schloss means a stately palace, and Burg means a fortress. A palace and a stronghold at once, and that actually fits.
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Burg Castle in Solingen served as both a palace and a fortress. It is known as the place where the graven ruled and, later, as a hunting lodge for festivities. Inside the building you will now find a museum on the history of the Bergse land and a chapel that is popular for weddings. The castle stands on a hill above the Wupper in Solingen. The Kaiserlinde attraction is 105 metres away, and the Drehscheibe Unterburg is 400 metres away.
The castle sits high on a steep ridge above the Wupper, and the figure of Engelbert, made in 1929 by Paul Wynand, stands there as a reminder of its past. Inside, a memorial place holds church bells from Breslau and Königsberg. Painters from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf helped shape the museum's displays, which tell the story of the Berg lands. The castle chapel is popular for weddings. Much of what you see is really a dream of a medieval fortress, since the buildings were rebuilt from old drawings after the ruin of the nineteenth century. Down at the foot of the mountain lies Unterburg, which you can reach by chairlift. There you can taste the Burger Brezel, a local pretzel.
In the twelfth century, the counts of Berg built this castle as their new seat. Early in the thirteenth century, Engelbert van Keulen, the archbishop, had the great hall built here. He was murdered in 1225 by his own nephew. Later, the court moved to Düsseldorf, and the castle became a place for celebrations and hunting. Maria van Gulik-Berg married Jan van Kleef here. The building then suffered considerable damage. Swedish soldiers besieged the castle during the Dertigjarige Oorlog, and imperial troops broke down walls and a tower. In the nineteenth century it was a ruin, and a blanket factory was also housed there. At the end of that century, reconstruction began. After the new tower collapsed in 1902 and a fire broke out in 1920, the castle was finished in 1925.
You will find a public toilet 23 metres from Schloss Burg, near Schloßplatz. There are 3 public toilets within 500 metres. Schloss Burg also has plenty of benches: the nearest one stands 40 metres away, near Schloßplatz. Within a radius of 500 metres, you will find 41 benches. According to our map, there is no drinking water at Schloss Burg within a distance of 1 km.
You can visit several places near the castle. The attraction Kaiserlinde is 105 metres away. The attraction Drehscheibe Unterburg is 400 metres away. At 634 metres you will find the Bodendenkmal Galapa, an archaeological site. On the spot, you can also listen to an audio story about Burg Castle in the Outdoor Pitstop app. The story lasts 2 minutes.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or honesty box within 1 km.
Schloss Burg is located in Solingen, high on a steep ridge above the Wupper.
The castle houses a museum about the history of the Bergse land.
The nearest bench is 40 metres away, at Schloßplatz.
Yes, the nearest public toilet is 23 metres away, at Schloßplatz.
There is no water tap within a 1 km radius.
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