Turmruine Turrahus

In the rear Safiental, about 1.5 km south of Thalkirch, there is a group of houses called "Turrahus". The name refers to a former tower building, of which no remains are preserved. Since in the Middle Ages a frequently used traffic route led through the Safien Valley, which connected the Vorderrheintal with the Rheinwald, it is not unthinkable that the presumed fortification at Turrahus served as a sust. In the urbaria of Cazis, the locality is attested as a court three times: in 1495 and 1502 as "Hoff zum Turn vnd Santlaschg", in 1512 as "gut zum Turn". In 1363, Andres zem Turn, who appeared as a witness in a Cazis document, undoubtedly sat on this farm. If there were once castles in the rear Safiental, they left early, which corresponds to the general development in Walser areas.

(Recorded by Regiun Surselva)