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Butter Witch Memorial in Semlin
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radlerjuergen
May 7, 2020
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She Semliner Anna Rahns was burned at the stake in 1672 during the witch hunt on charges of damage. She went down in village history as the "butter witch". In 2002 the village made a monument to her with the sculpture on the village square.
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Rainer
July 26, 2026
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The sculpture of the so-called
"Butter Witch" on the village square is by the sculptor Volker-Michael Roth. It commemorates the tragic fate of Anna Rahns from Semlin, who was burned at the stake in 1672 during the witch hunts, accused of casting harmful spells.
"Butter Witch" on the village square is by the sculptor Volker-Michael Roth. It commemorates the tragic fate of Anna Rahns from Semlin, who was burned at the stake in 1672 during the witch hunts, accused of casting harmful spells.
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