Castle cat's tongues

Katzenzungen Castle near Prissian

Katzenzungen Castle is a castle near Prissian (municipality of Tesimo ) in South Tyrol . The oldest parts of the complex date back to the 12th century. What is certain is that it was mentioned in 1244. In the 16th century, the facility was massively rebuilt, which means that all components are now under one roof. A wreath of machicolation surrounds the complex. A coat of arms of the Breisach from 1548 above the arched gate.

Right next to Katzenzungen Castle is the Versoaln vine, one of the oldest in the world.

literature

Oswald Trapp : Tiroler Burgenbuch. Volume II: Burgrave Office . Publishing house Athesia, Bozen 1980, pp. 286-292.

Web links

Commons : Cat's Tongues - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office

Individual evidence

^ Daniele Lorenzi: Castles and palaces in Trentino and South Tyrol . Milan oA, p. 124
↑ Schloss Katzenzungen on sentres.com
↑ Thomas Bitterli-Waldvogel: South Tyrolean Castle Map . Bolzano 1995, p. 72

46.553807 11.184586Coordinates: 46 ° 33 ′ 13.7 ″ N , 11 ° 11 ′ 4.5 ″ E

[1] Daniele Lorenzi: Castles and palaces in Trentino and South Tyrol . Milan oA, p. 124

[2] Schloss Katzenzungen on sentres.com

[3] Thomas Bitterli-Waldvogel: South Tyrolean Castle Map . Bolzano 1995, p. 72