Rasun Vecchia Castle

Rasun Vecchia Castle is located on a wooden hill above the church of the village of Rasun di Sotto. It was built by the Lords of Rasun around the year 1200 and was first mentioned in a document of the Bishop of Bressanone. In 1259 Meinhard II transferred it to his wife, which means that the Lords of Rasun owned it only for a short time.

In the 13th century Rasun di Sotto was the court seat of the County of the Val Pusteria. In 1553 it entered into the possession of the Lords of Welsperg, who let the castle decline. The ruins of the keep, the hall and the curtain wall are still standing today.