Burg Homberg, Medieval castle in Homberg Ohm, Germany.

Burg Homberg is a medieval castle in Homberg (Ohm) and presents itself as a rectangular stone fortress with massive walls and several preserved towers. The structure sits on elevated ground above the Ohm valley and offers a commanding view over the surrounding landscape.

Burg Homberg was first documented in 1065, when King Henry IV transferred the royal estate to Hersfeld Abbey; in 1146 it appears as Hohunburch in a donation by Conrad III. From 1190 it was garrisoned, and in 1247 it became the Hessian administrative seat of Homberg. In 1646, after a siege by Swedish and Lower Hessian troops, it was destroyed and its bergfried blown up; it was partly repaired in 1648 and renewed in 1836.

The castle's name appears in records as Hohunburch in 1146. A chapel inside the walls was dedicated to St George, and in 1328 Landgrave Henry II of Hesse endowed an altar in the castle's St George's Church for a daily Mass. Since 2012 the Schlosspatrioten Homberg an der Ohm e. V. has looked after the site.

Access to the castle is through An der Schlossmauer street, where parking is available for visitors. The paths around the structure are well-maintained and allow you to explore it from different vantage points.

The castle was destroyed in 1646, shortly before the end of the Thirty Years' War, after a siege by Swedish and Lower Hessian troops; two attempts at peaceful surrender had failed, and the bergfried was blown up with gunpowder. Since 2012 the site has belonged to the town of Homberg (Ohm) and is looked after by the Schlosspatrioten Homberg an der Ohm e. V.