Wartburg is a small town located 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Pietermaritzburg and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Greytown in the uMshwathi Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The town was named after Wartburg castle in Thuringia where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German[2] by the immigrant families who arrived in South Africa in 1848.

[3] A noticeable population of German-speaking citizens still live in the area surrounding the town.

The town is mostly supported by the surrounding agricultural industry, mostly sugar cane and timber production.

The Wartburg Kirchdorf School caters to students from pre-school right through till grade 12.