Thurn Castle

The floorplan of Castel Thurn, not to be confused with Ciastel de Tor in San Martino in Badia (known as Castel Thurn in German), is very similar to that of Castel Monguelfo. The castle stands on a hill at the entrance to the Val Casies and was built by the Lords of Welsperg in the 13th century. Initially, it was composed only by its 22 m high keep and by a small residential building. In 1288 it was acquired by the Lords of Füllein, relatives of the Lords of Welsperg, and obtained its current name. The 74-metre long ruins of Castel Thurn are scattered on the entire summit.

As of the 17th century the castle was left to decay. Unfortunately, on 15 May 1765 it was heavily destroyed by a fire. The current owner of the castle is the Count Georg Thun-Hohenstein-Welsperg.