Wildeck Castle
Cold Ore and Red-hot Motorbikes

Wildeck Castle was built upon the foundations of a 12th-century fortification and continues to tower above the Zschopau River to this day. Duke Maurice of Saxony had the castle in the Ore Mountains converted into a hunting lodge in the mid-16th century. As a result, the only remains of the once defiant military complex is »Fat Henry«, a 30-meter tower with thick walls. The prominent Renaissance castle houses several museums on industrial history, especially on Saxony’s automotive industry, as Zschopau used to be home to the world’s largest motorcycle factory. The castle museums are a real hit with motorbike junkies, featuring high-class DKW models from the »Rasmussen Collection«, MZ motorcycles, and a wide range of off-road and racing bikes.