Burgruine Thaur
Austria
The ruin sits on a knoll of 812 metres on the lower slope of the Nordkette, above the village of Thaur near Hall in Tirol, and the ground around it is only thinly wooded with oak and lime. How far you have climbed depends on which figure you trust: the same source places the ruin roughly 250 metres above the floor of the Inn valley and just under 200 metres above the village centre, then later says the remains lie about 100 metres above the village. Your legs will settle the question. Around 150 metres to the east stands the Romedikirchl, a pilgrimage church that may once have served as the castle chapel and is the starting point of the Romedius pilgrims' way. Older documents spell the name many ways, from the 14th century mostly Tawr, Taur and Tauer.
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