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Maulaufreißer Martyr Column Replica

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Maulaufreißer Martyr Column Replica

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  • Location: Forst Tennenlohe, Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    October 30, 2025

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    The wayside shrine was originally erected in 1547 to commemorate the Nuremberg patrician sons Christian Pfinzing and Sebastian Schedel, who were shot at this spot by imperial mercenaries. The original was destroyed by US Army tanks during military exercises in 1962.

    In 2009, a replica made of quartzite was erected at the original location in the Sebalder Reichswald forest – near the intersection of Dormitzer Straße in the Tennenloher Forst forest. The shrine is called "Maulaufreißer" (literally "mouth opener"), presumably because of the distinctive shape of its head, which resembles a gaping mouth.
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    November 24, 2020

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    Replica of a torture column from 1547 for the Nuremberg patrician son Christian Pfinzing and Sebastian Schedel, who were shot here by mercenaries (Welschen and Spaniern) of Emperor Charles V. Both have graves of honor in the Johannisfriedhof in Nuremberg.
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    December 28, 2020

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    Location: Forst Tennenlohe, Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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