Untermatsch Castle Ruins

The ruin is located on the southern part of the ridge of a terminal moraine, around which the Saldurbach flows. 80 meters higher and 130 meters away lies the castle ruin Obermatsch, with which it forms a castle group and from which it was secured to the north by a neck ditch.

The castles Ober- and Untermatsch were presumably built and inhabited in the 12th/13th century by the bailiffs of Matsch. In 1297, Egino IV and Ulrich II divided their property after a long dispute. Untermatsch probably represented the younger building, as it is mentioned for the first time from now on. In 1309, Ulrich II was slain in a dispute by his cousin Egino IV, because he was said to have harassed his wife. In 1351, the bailiffs of Matsch received Untermatsch as a princely fief. In 1358, Ulrich III attacked Obermatsch Castle from Untermatsch, destroyed it and exterminated this older line of the family with his cousins Hartwig and Johann. In 1537, Untermatsch Castle came into the possession of the noble family of the Counts Trapp von Matsch, in whose possession it still is today. Due to the geographically difficult location for living, the castle was probably abandoned early.

Few wall remains of a tower-like building and an annex with two windows have been preserved.