Burg Castle

Burg Castle rises on a hillside above the Wupper valley and consists of corner towers, defensive walls, and a large inner courtyard surrounded by timber-framed buildings. The structures wrap around this central space, so visitors pass through narrow entrances into a quiet zone cut off from the busy surroundings of Solingen.

Count Adolf II founded the site in 1133 as the seat of his rule and a defensive stronghold against neighboring territories. Later occupants expanded the walls and adapted living areas to changing tastes during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, until the structure reached its current mixed form.

The interior rooms display weapons, guild chests and household goods that show how people worked and lived in earlier times. Walking through the spaces, you see the tools and objects that filled everyday life in the region, from weaving looms to craftsmen's benches.

A cable car connects the valley with the upper grounds and saves visitors the steep climb on foot. Guided tours last about an hour, and paths in the courtyard and exhibition rooms are mostly level and accessible without steps.

In the top room of one tower hangs a portrait of a count whose facial features repeat across several generations of paintings. Visitors often discover the surprising family resemblance only when comparing the works, a likeness that has held across centuries.