 The castle is located on a spur above the river Freiberger Mulde, at the northern edge of the town of Leisnig proper and opposite the village of Fischendorf.The rock is a former lava dome and consists of pre-mesozoic rhyolite, in particular the so-called "Leisniger Quarzporphyr".There is archeological evidence for an ancient settlement on the rock spur above Freiberger Mulde.