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Mylau Castle
Walk on the defensive wall
Mylau Castle
From Imperial Castle
to the »People’s Castle«
Council Chamber as wedding chamber
Near the famous Goeltzschtal bridge lies the largest, nearly fully
preserved medieval fortification in Saxony’s Vogtland region. Mylau
Castle was built in the 12th century and later used as the administrative
center of the region. To this day, the 27-meter-high keep and the square
towers bear witness to this period. After Charles IV, King of Bohemia
and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, took
possession of the castle, he granted town rights to the village at its feet.
The castle remained in aristocratic hands until the end of the 18th century,
after which it became a bourgeois residence and one of the first industrial
sites in Saxony. In 1892, the medieval castle became the property of the
city administration. Today, guests can visit the historical rooms in the
museum and discover the history of the castle and the town of Mylau.
Information about the Goeltzschtal and Elstertal bridges – two fascinating
structures from the 19th century round off the exhibition.
Mylau Castle Museum
Burg 1, 08499 Mylau
Telephone +49 (0) 37 65 3 82 23-0
kontakt@burgmylau.de
www.burgmylau.de
Directions
By car via A 72 to exit Reichenbach, continue on B 94 towards Greiz / Auerbach / Rodewisch; from Reichenbach via B 173 to Mylau
By public transportation train to Reichenbach Oberer Bahnhof, continue with bus lines C or 84 to Mylau Warte
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Mylau
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