Burg Eilenburg

Eilenburg is a castle complex in the Saxon town of the same name, Eilenburg, in the district of North Saxony, and was formerly located in the area of the Limes Sorabicus. The Slavic fortification, probably built in the 9th century, became the center of the Ilburg castle dynasty in the second half of the 10th century. Around the turn of the millennium it came into the possession of the Wettin dynasty and thereafter gave its name of origin to the dynasty of the von Eulenburgs. Today, the castle, which is important for the history of Saxony, consists of two brick-built residential towers from the decades around 1200, a ring wall of about the same age, several ditches and the baroque official house. The third tower, a keep of unknown age, partially collapsed in 1972. The ruin was blown up shortly after.