CastleObsteig

Klamm Castle

To be privately owned

Klamm Castle is a castle in the municipality of Obsteig in the Imst district of Tyrol. It is located below the connecting road from Dormitz to Mötz. The complex is surrounded on three sides by steep slopes. Striking is the mighty round keep with its square battlements. The palas is lower and somewhat further away.

Klamm Castle was built between 1220 and 1230. It is first mentioned in a document in 1284 as belonging to the Count of Görz. In 1250, the Lords of Chlamm are mentioned as feudal lords of Petersberg, who had their burial place in the Holy Blood Chapel in the nearby Stams Abbey.

Until the end of the 13th century, Klamm was the center of administration for the possessions of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg.

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