Burg Laibach, Renaissance castle in Dörzbach, Germany

Burg Laibach is a former hilltop castle, rebuilt from 1615 to 1629 as a three-storey Renaissance four-wing complex with two stair towers, a round tower and gables on the southwest wing. Its chapel has a flat cross-vault and a pulpit dated 1629.

The castle first appeared in records from 1307 and suffered destruction in 1471 by the Palatine Friedrich. Between 1615 and 1629, it was rebuilt in Renaissance style under Erhard von Muggenthal, creating the structure visible today.

Some rooms of the castle are placed at the disposal of the Hohenloher Kultursommer concert series, which brings performances into the former Renaissance residence. The name Laibach belongs to the hamlet below the hill in the municipality of Dörzbach. The castle stands at 297 m above sea level on the slope west above the village.

Burg Laibach stands at 297 m above sea level on the height west of Laibach, at Schlossstr. 1 in the municipality of Dörzbach. The building is a former hilltop fort converted into a castle, and the exterior with its two stair towers, round tower and gables can be viewed from the outside. Some rooms are used for the Hohenloher Kultursommer concert series, so the courtyard is open to visitors during those events.

The chapel's flat cross-vaulted ceiling covers a pulpit dated 1629, a piece of the Renaissance rebuilding under Erhard von Muggenthal. The chapel sits in the southwest wing, where the gable rises above the four-winged complex.