Delitzsch Castle is located in the northern Saxon town of Delitzsch and is one of the oldest castles in north-western Saxony. The building and the adjoining garden area are integrated into the planned historic district, in which a main street runs south of the palace grounds. Consisting of a manor house, a small adjoining wing to the north-west and a larger adjoining wing to the north-east, it was built in several construction phases and changed architecturally. Only the foundations of the original building from the middle of the 12th century have been preserved. The oldest surviving components include two deep cellars and the tower, which the Margrave of Meissen, Wilhelm I, had built from 1389.
Built on the foundations of a Gothic moated castle, the complex served the House of Wettin from 1387 to 1540 as an administrative and tourist residence. The castle was then converted into a Renaissance palace by Saxon electors from 1540 to 1558 and was inhabited by them during their travels. At the end of the 17th century the complex was externally modified for the last time, which gave it its baroque appearance. From then on, the Principality of Saxe-Merseburg used it as a residence for widows and travellers.
After gradual restoration from 1993, the baroque Delitzsch Palace is now used as a museum, tourist information, registry office, branch of the district music school "Heinrich Schütz" in North Saxony and a national event location. The cultural monument is owned by the city of Delitzsch.