Dachau Palace, Baroque palace in Dachau, Germany.

Dachau Palace is a former Wittelsbach summer residence on the Schlossberg above Dachau. Only the south-west wing survives of the four-wing Renaissance palace built from 1546 to 1577 under William IV and Albert V; King Maximilian I Joseph had the other three wings demolished in the early 19th century after damage by Napoleonic troops. The long two-storey wing has a pale yellow facade with pilasters, tall arched windows and round windows above, a steep red tiled roof with dormers, and white awnings along the ground-floor arcade.

Arnold I of Scheyern built a castle here around 1100; Henry Jasomirgott besieged and destroyed it in 1142, and Konrad II rebuilt it. The Wittelsbachs acquired it in 1182, and the original castle was demolished between 1398 and 1403. From 1546 to 1577 Heinrich Schöttl and Wilhelm Egkl built a four-wing Renaissance palace for William IV and Albert V; Max Joseph I had three damaged wings demolished in the early 19th century.

The name Dachau first appears as the settlement "Dahauua" beside the castle built around 1100 by Arnold I of Scheyern, who then called himself Count of Dachau. Since 1907 the palace has hosted exhibitions of the Dachau artists' colony, and the upper-floor banqueting hall now serves as a concert hall.

The palace sits on a hilltop and is reached on foot via a path from the town center, with some climbing involved in the ascent. A visit typically takes one to two hours depending on how much time you spend exploring the rooms and courtyard.

The 60 wrought-iron parapet grilles on the facades, made by Antoine Motté in 1724–25 after models by Guillielmus de Grof, come in six different patterns and were commissioned by Max Emanuel. The Renaissance coffered ceiling by Hans Wisreutter, carved 1564–66, was removed to the National Museum in 1868 and put back in its hall in 1977.