Burg Geisberg

Burg Geisberg, also known as Geisburg, once stood on a hill called Geisberg near Burrweiler in the Südliche Weinstraße district of Rheinland-Pfalz. The hill rises 277.2 metres above sea level and is also called Schlossberg. The site lies north-east of the village, overlooking the surrounding countryside.

The first written record of the small hilltop castle dates from 1372, though the hill itself had been sold to Eußerthal Abbey in 1325. The Lords of Dahn, who served the Bishops of Speyer, owned the castle from that time. It was probably destroyed during the Peasants' War in 1525, and plans to rebuild it in 1544 came to nothing. Instead, the Lords of Dahn built a new palace and an administrative building in the village centre, using stones from the ruined castle.

Today only a memorial stone, erected in 1977, marks the spot where the castle once stood. The hilltop offers wide views over Burrweiler and the vineyards below. Visitors can walk up the gentle slopes and see where the castle walls once rose. The surrounding landscape still shows traces of the old wine-growing tradition linked to the site.