The Festungsruine Pass Strub is a ruined 17th-century fortification at the Salzburg-Tyrol border pass, built in 1632 and a battle site during the 1809 Tyrolean Rebellion against Napoleonic occupation. Free and always accessible; no visitor infrastructure. Reached by car from Lofer. Best combined with a drive through the Lofer valley or a visit to the pilgrimage church at Maria Kirchental.
castle ruin in Lofer
Festungsruine Pass Strub
The Pass Strub fortress ruin sits on the historic border crossing between Salzburg and Tyrol, built in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War to control movement through the pass.
- Type
- castle ruin
- Destination
- Lofer
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1632
- Era
- Early Modern
- Address
- 5090 Lofer
- Coordinates
- 47.5797, 12.6642