The municipality of Burgk with the districts of Burgkhammer and Isabellengrün was incorporated into the town of Schleiz on 31.12.2019. Since then, Burgk, Burgkhammer and Isabellengrün have been a single district of Schleiz. Before the incorporation, Burgk was the most sparsely populated municipality in Thuringia with a population density of around six inhabitants per square kilometer.

The village is idyllically situated at the foot of the Saale and is a popular excursion destination for young and old with its numerous attractions.

Sightseeing:

• Burgk Castle Museum with its historic living rooms, exhibitions, concerts, festivals and markets, as well as the castle chapel with Silbermann organ and the Sophienlust pavilion

• Saale barrage and Burgkhammer dam

• Suspension footbridge on Kobersfelsen above the Saale (currently closed)

• Saale Tower (43 m)

• Saale cycle path

• European long-distance hiking trail E3

• Hiking trails, nature trails