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Burgk Castle (c. 1403) is aschloss and formercastle in the county ofSaale-Orla-Kreis in theThuringian Highlands ofGermany, which today houses a museum that portrays the princely lifestyle of years gone by. From the time of its construction in theMiddle Ages to 1945 it belonged to theHouse of Reuß.
Theschloss and village ofBurgk lie on an exposed site on a rock plateau above the village ofBurgkhammer and the eponymousreservoir on a bend in theSaale River. It is nine kilometres from theA 9 motorway (Berlin–Munich).
The well preservedschloss still has the character of a castle, with many medieval details. For example, the originalpalas has survived in entirety, as has thebergfried and both stonebridges that lead to the inner ring andpalas. Formerly both bridges weredrawbridges. On the outer bridge, below theAmtshaus ("district office"), a toll tariff board is displayed. In 2016, during the opening of aBaroque wall, a medievalparlour orBohlenstube was found, dating to 1402.
When the secondgatehouse was demolished in 1739, a chamber and a dog were found. This was probably offered as a sacrifice during construction about 400 years ago[specify] and walled alive into the building. Today themummified dog is displayed in the castle entrance behind a glass window.
Thecastle chapel and kitchens are well preserved, including the kitchen chimney. At the western end of the site is the Red Tower (Rote Turm) with atimber-framed top in theLate Renaissance style. The entrance to the Red Tower is along a coveredchemin de ronde, from which three others run along the walls.
In the centre of the mid-18th century French-stylepark south of theschloss is theSophienlustpavilion, alate Baroque/Classicist style building.
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