Burghausen Castle, with almost all of its medieval fortifications still intact, extends over a length of more than 1000 metres and is one of the largest castle complexes in the world. From 1255 on it was the second residence of the dukes of Lower Bavarian and the court of their consorts. In the late Middle Ages Duke Georg der Reiche (George the Rich) turned the castle with its six courtyards into the strongest fortress in the country.

Castle Museum in the ‘Palas’

In the Princes’ Building, or ‘Palas’, visitors can view the mediaeval apartments of the Lower Bavarian Dukes. The rooms with their mighty beamed ceilings are appointed in the style of a prince’s apartment at the beginning of the 16th century, with typical furniture, tapestries, paintings, sculptures and weapons on display. The castle chapel, dedicated to St Elisabeth and a donation of Heinrich XIII, was fitted with a Late Gothic vaulted ceiling under Georg the Rich.

A branch of the Bavarian State Collection of Paintings shows late Gothic paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries. Six monumental paintings from a cycle on the history of the Bavarian Dukes, painted by Hans Werl after 1600 are one of the attractions of the museum. A selection of late mediaeval sculptures rounds off the exhibition.The viewing platform on the roof offers a unique panorama of the entire castle complex and the surrounding countryside.