Schwanburg Castle, Nalles
At the exit of the Sirmianerbach gorge, below the Payersberg fortress, stands the well-preserved, inhabited and managed Schwanburg. The "Haus in der Gaul" mentioned in 1286 was owned by the Boimont von Payrsberg family in the 14th century. Between 1560 and 1575, Jakob II carried out a generous conversion in the Überetsch style, which has been preserved to this day.
The picturesque building ensemble with the Catherine Chapel in the north wing also dates from this period. He named the new building after the swan in his coat of arms: Schwanburg. The lords of Payersberg carried a proud white swan in a blue field in their shield next to the traditional black bull of the Boymundter. The same heraldic animals adorn the official coat of arms of the municipality of Nalles today. The castle consists of a picturesque group of individual buildings with loggias and stairways that enclose an inner courtyard. The coat of arms of the Boymundt-Payersberger family with the year 1560 is attached to the entrance gate. In the courtyard there is a beautiful sundial with the year 1563, and two built-in Roman stones are entwined with lush foliage.
In 1771 the Schwanburg fell to the Thaler family of merchants, and in 1896 to the Carli family. The farm building with an imposing roof construction and frescoes of Saints Martin and George testifies to the agricultural property.
Schwanburg Castle now serves as the residential and administrative building for the Rudolf Carli Erben company. The winery covers an area of approx. 15 hectares and has produced quality South Tyrolean wines under the name "Castel Schwanburg". In addition to the hundreds of small French oak barrels (barriques), the old castle cellar also contains wooden barrels from the time of Maria Theresia
The Schwanburg is privately owned and can only be viewed from the outside.
Address: Schwanburger Strasse 25, 39010 Nalles
Text / Source: Nalles Tourist Office Rathausplatz 1/A 39010 Nalles