Burg, Medieval castle in Miltenberg, Germany

Burg is a stone castle perched on a hill above Miltenberg with ramparts, towers, and bastions reflecting different building phases. The structure spreads across multiple levels with thick walls and underground chambers forming a large maze of rooms and corridors.

Built from 1144 on a northern spur of the Greinberg, probably by Burkard of Weinsberg on behalf of King Conrad III, the castle passed around 1200 to the Archbishop of Mainz and was first documented in 1226 as "Miltinberg". It was taken in the Peasants' War of 1525, destroyed and retaken in 1552 during the Second Margrave War, then partly rebuilt under Archbishop Daniel Brendel von Homburg. In 1803 it fell to the Prince of Leiningen; the city of Miltenberg bought it in 1979.

The name derives from Middle High German milte (generous) and bërc (mountain or castle), praising the mildness of King Konrad III; the castle name passed to the town of Miltenberg. Since July 2011 the castle houses the Museum Burg Miltenberg, showing about 170 works of 20th- and 21st-century art, Russian and Greek icons of the 16th to 19th centuries, and over 180 Romanian reverse-glass icons.

Visitors should wear sturdy footwear as paths and staircases are uneven and sometimes steep. Access to certain areas requires physical effort, and not all parts of the building are suited for people with mobility restrictions.

Since July 2011 the castle has housed the Museum Burg Miltenberg, whose collection includes around 170 works of 20th- and 21st-century art (Sammlung Jürgen Lenssen), Russian and Greek icons of the 16th to 19th centuries (Sammlung Diözese Würzburg) and over 180 Romanian reverse-glass icons (Sammlung Joachim und Marianne Nentwig).