Spliatsch Castle (Ruin)

What remains is a well-preserved tower with three stories and a square footprint of 8 by 8 meters. The wall thickness is about 1.4 meters. The well-preserved upper wall termination could indicate a vanished fourth wooden story. The masonry consists of stones of unequal size, which are layered somewhat horizontally. In the lower part, there are traces of a Rasa-Pietra exterior plaster. On the third floor, there was a window with two seats, as well as a latrine bay and a smoke vent for the oven.

The elevated entrance was on the second floor on the west side. The jamb stones are well preserved. Remains of beams show the location of the stairs and the balustrade in front of the entrance. Above the door, there are remains of a sloping canopy.

On the inside, in two inhabited upper floors, there are remains of a smooth plaster. Remains of beams indicate the location of the floors. On the ground floor, remains of a fireplace with a sloping smoke vent are preserved.

Southeast of the tower, on a terrace, was a supply yard built of dry stone walls and wood; a rectangular footprint of a small house is still clearly recognizable. The yard was enclosed by a curtain wall, which is still partially visible in the south.

Written documents about the origin of the complex are missing, nor was there ever a family of Spliatsch. Presumably, the tower was built at the beginning of the 13th century by the Lords of Marmels.

In 1486, the tower was owned by the brothers Anton and Augustin von Beccaria, who had inherited it from their mother, Anna von Marmels. At the end of the 15th century, the court was granted as a hereditary fief, with the enfeoffed parties having to ensure good maintenance. They had to keep the properties in good condition and especially "cover the tower as needed".

Whether the complex was still inhabited at that time cannot be clarified without archaeological investigations.