CastleAltlengbach-Unterthurm

Unterthurm (Vestenthurn) Castle

To be privately owned

The present-day ruin of Unterthurm is the remnant of the old Veste Turn, which possibly dates back to a defensive structure of the Magyar March. However, the sparse documentary evidence about the castle only begins in the late High Middle Ages. The residence was home to a minor noble family.

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Source: wehrbauten.at · Image: http://www.wehrbauten.at/noe/niederoesterreich.html

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Location: 48.1723, 15.8898