Höhlturm Castle

The former defensive tower was first mentioned in 1531 and is visible from afar. The oldest part of the castle dates back to the 12th century.

An old legend tells:
Once upon a time, a poor, foreign knight lived in the cave, who, because of the eternal ridicule of always being called a cave devil, decided to build a castle in front of it. But since this knight neither robbed nor murdered, he was very poor and could therefore only with difficulty build a tiny tower and a stable for his meager steed. Here he lived with his two squires on the two small floors of the tower and was quite happy, even though he was now called a beggar knight more than ever. But when the enemy once invaded the valley, its inhabitants were glad that the beggar knight hospitably took them into his despised cave and saved their sorely threatened lives under his protection. The efforts of the wild enemy to storm the entrenched cave failed. Thanks to the knight's foresight, the grateful population now had not enough words and gifts of thanks for the poor knight. The beggar knight was now rich and built a strong castle in this valley, which in later times offered the population as hospitable and safe protection from enemy raids as the former rock cave, and the former beggar knight became the ancestor of the rich, powerful, but never arrogant lineage of the Starhembergs.