Schloss Matzen
| Schloss Matzen | |
|---|---|
| Tyrol, Austria | |
Aerial view in 2017 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Massive central block around central courtyard with a separate round lookout tower |
| Owner | Rueter Family |
| Controlled by | Rueter Family |
| Open to the public | Limited |
| Condition | Intact, used as a hotel |
| Site history | |
| Materials | local stone, wood shingle roof |
| Events | War of the Spanish Succession |
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Schloss Matzen is a historic Austrian castle, located in the Tyrol near the branch of the Ziller Valley from the main Inn valley. Strategically located to control one of the major transalpine trade routes, the origins of the castle date from Roman times and it has a distinctive round tower thought to be of possible Roman derivation. The castle, mostly Gothic in origin is one of the most important surviving historic buildings of the Tyrol.