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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)
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Burg Haag is a castle ruin with a preserved tower in Haag in Oberbayern, Bavaria. Listed as a historical monument, it also holds archaeological significance due to its medieval and early modern remains.
Built in the 12th century, likely by the noble de Haga family, the castle later passed to the Gurren von Haag and then to the Fraunberger family, who ruled until 1566. It became an imperial county in 1509 but was given to the Dukes of Bavaria by Emperor Maximilian II. The castle was gradually dismantled starting in 1804.
From 1981 to 2005, the castle tower housed a local history museum. After closing due to structural issues, it reopened in 2016 without the museum. Today, guided tours are available, weddings are held from May to October, and cultural events take place in summer.
The remains include the core castle, a round curtain wall, gate tower, and the striking 42-meter-high residential tower (Schlossturm). Built around 1200, it was later extended, featuring a 7-meter-high entrance, thick walls, fireplaces, and turrets from the 15th century. The baroque-era moat once served as a zoo.
Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.
The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.
Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.