Next to the former city gate in the southeast is the citizen tower, popularly known as the Witches Tower.
The Hexenturm on the southeastern edge of the medieval city is …

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Rinaldini

March 29, 2022

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is a defense tower from 1461, which later served as a prison with its loopholes. Anna Maria Heinrich, who was accused of being a witch in 1713, spent her last months in the witch tower before she was burned at the stake

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April 6, 2024

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very well preserved, you can also get there from the church through a small alley

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Location: Schwaigern, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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