| Neuenburg Castle | |
| Native Name: | Schloss Neuenburg |
| Native Name Lang: | German |
| Map Type: | Saxony-Anhalt#Germany |
| Building Type: | hilltop castle |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque, Gothic and later additions |
| Location City: | Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Location Country: | Germany |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Unit Count: | --> |
| Website: | Schloss-Neuenburg.de |
Neuenburg Castle (German: Schloss Neuenburg) is a hilltop castle in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, on the spur-like foothills of a plateau above the eastern bank of the river Unstrut. Below the castle to the north lies the wine-growing town of Freyburg, which in turn is about seven kilometers north of Naumburg (Saale). The castle is a stop on the Romanesque Road, a route through the state of significant cultural and historic sites.The castle is owned and managed by the Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Foundation.[1]
The castle was built around 1090 by the Thuringian count Ludwig der Springer, securing his territory in the east, as did its sister castle Wartburg in the west.[2] The name Neuenburg derives from German for "new castle".
From 1656 until 1746 it was a secondary residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels.