What remains of Burg Körse today?

A semicircular curtain wall about three metres high and a hundred metres long, plus the gateway arch of the outer bailey.

Why was Burg Körse destroyed?

It was destroyed in 1352 by the Lusatian League of Six Towns on the order of Emperor Charles IV, likely as punishment for banditry committed from the castle.

Is there a museum on site?

Yes, a castle museum opened in 1995 displays artefacts recovered during excavations begun in 1922.

Where is Burg Körse located?

Near Kirschau, on a rocky spur encircled by the Spree river, in the Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony.

Burg Körse

Körse Castle

Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

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Burg Körse stands in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau (Landkreis Bautzen), in Saxony, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Körse is a ruined hilltop castle on a rocky spur encircled by the Spree river, near Kirschau in Saxony. Originally a Sorbian stronghold, it was rebuilt by German-speaking settlers between 1200 and 1250 and ranked among the largest fortifications in Upper Lusatia. It was destroyed in 1352 by the Lusatian League of Six Towns and was never rebuilt. What remains today is a semicircular curtain wall roughly three metres high and about a hundred metres long, along with the gateway arch of the outer bailey.

What to know

The site is located in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, in the Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony.
It is an open-air ruin, with no reconstructed building to visit.
What survives is limited to a stretch of wall and an old gateway arch.
A castle museum, opened in 1995, displays finds recovered from excavations.
Opening hours, fees and access conditions are not specified in our data.

Where this château is

Schirgiswalde-Kirschau · Landkreis Bautzen · Sachsen

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Kirschau, 02681 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau

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What remains of Burg Körse today?: A semicircular curtain wall about three metres high and a hundred metres long, plus the gateway arch of the outer bailey.
Why was Burg Körse destroyed?: It was destroyed in 1352 by the Lusatian League of Six Towns on the order of Emperor Charles IV, likely as punishment for banditry committed from the castle.
Is there a museum on site?: Yes, a castle museum opened in 1995 displays artefacts recovered during excavations begun in 1922.
Where is Burg Körse located?: Near Kirschau, on a rocky spur encircled by the Spree river, in the Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony.