Turraccia Castle (Ruin) (Casaccia)

The ruin Turraccia (= bad tower) is located above the village of Casaccia in Bergell in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The castle stood near the point where the path from the Septimer Pass merged into the road from the Maloja Pass to Chiavenna.

The name Turraccia can be derived from the Italian word "Torre" (= tower); combined with the pejorative suffix -accia, this means something like "bad, evil tower".

Only a wall tooth of the north corner of the square tower has been preserved, with an original side length of approximately 8 meters. The wall thickness is 1.9 meters. In the western break-off point, the reveal of a window is recognizable. Remains of a rectangular enceinte are still clearly visible, but completely overgrown. Its greatest extent was approximately 24 meters diagonally.

Written documents about the construction and history of the castle are missing, but it is likely to have belonged to the Bishop of Chur and served as the seat of a vogt. The construction method suggests an origin around 1200. When and why the castle was abandoned is not known.