Ruins of Obermontani and Untermontani

Description At the edge of the Val Martello, one can find the picturesque village of Morter, where the ruins of the increasingly unstable Obermontani and Untermontani Castles dominate the broad valley from atop a large hill. The Obermontani Castle in Morter was built by Albert II of Tyrol in 1228 to defend the area, and is the site where the original manuscript of the Nibelungenlied was found (now housed in the Berlin-Daalem public archives). Untermontani is located on a moraine, the unstable terrain of which appears to be the main cause for the stronghold’s dilapidation. At one time, it could be accessed via a drawbridge over the moat. The stone structures that counterweighted the bridge can still be seen near the gateway.

Address

Morter
39021 - Latsch - Laces

Permission

For more information, please contact BLS

Permission

Dr. Leo Andergassen
Armando-Diaz-Straße 8
39100 - Bozen - Bolzano
Phone +390471411900
Fax +390471411921
E-mail leo.andergassen@provinz.bz.it
Web www.provinz.bz.it/denkmalpflege/

Categories: Ruins, Castles, palaces, stately homes, residences, fortresses

Topic: buildings of historical/artistic interest

Architectural style: Middle Ages

Facade: natural stone facade

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