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Mohrenturm (Tuor dals Mors), Zernez

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Mohrenturm (Tuor dals Mors), Zernez

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Mohrenturm (Tuor dals Mors), Zernez

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Location: Zernez, Inn, Graubünden, Switzerland

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3. Zernez – Nationalparkzentrum Zernez loop from Zernez

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Mattia

June 24, 2025

The Tuor dals Mors, or Moor's Tower in English, is an old stone tower in the center of Zernez. It is privately owned and can be rented as accommodation.

The tower's history dates back to the 13th century. Its name (presumably) comes from the Moor family, who had it built. It served as a storehouse for money, ammunition, and documents, as a residential tower, and even as a prison.

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Paul

January 15, 2023

This is how historian Nicolin Sererhard described the Morenturm in the 18th century. The exact year the tower was built is unknown. It was probably built in the mid-13th century by the Moor family, making it older than the Swiss Confederation. It was still inhabited by Albert Moor around 1570.

Afterward, it was left to decay and later taken over by the municipality. How far the foundations actually extend into the ground is left to the imagination, as is the legend of the underground connecting passage to Planta von Wildenberg Castle.

The historic cellar vaults, with their dungeons accessible only from above, are well-known and accessible. Another characteristic feature is the ledge in the outer wall, which testifies to reconstruction from this height and is still visible inside today.

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A. Villiger

March 9, 2023

An old fortified or residential tower, first mentioned in the 13th century.

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