Eschenlohe Castle (or Eschenloch), of which only a few ruins remain, is one of the symbols of the Ulten Valley in South Tyrol. It towers over a wooded hill, from where the tower emerges, visible from the village of San Pancrazio. The castle owes its name to the Counts of Ultimo and the Counts of Tyrol who owned it.
The name of the castle derives from the word "loach", which means broadleaf forest, and just above the forest, at the point where the Rio Fratta and Rio Valsura meet, stands the keep, one of the few remaining elements of the castle, together with some remains of the boundary wall and the corners of a secondary building.
The interior, unfortunately, cannot be visited. The castle was first mentioned in 1164 in a document with the name Castel d'Ultimo. Built by the Counts of Ultimo, in 1253 it passed to the Counts of Tyrol, who sold it in 1492 to Counts Georg and Jakob von Trapp, whose descendants still own the ruins today.
The castle cannot be visited.
For further information
Tourist Association Val d'Ultimo - Proves
39016 Santa Valburga
Tel. (+39) 0473 795387
