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Galgenchappeli

Galgenchappeli

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Galgenchappeli

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Location: Schwyz, Zentralschweiz, Switzerland

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October 7, 2019

Hiking

The Gruebi (Pilgrim shelter, Gruebi, from the Swiss German verb "gruebe" = rest) is a place where pilgrims drop their stones. A few hundred meters further on is the pilgrim shelter, which used to house the place of execution of Einsiedeln and the chapel (Galgenchappeli), where the condemned received the last blessing before the execution.

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May 14, 2021

Mountain biking

Memorial site / memorial: this was where people used to hang, behead, and braid on a bike, and severed limbs from those who had been executed elsewhere were also hung up for display!
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December 24, 2021

Cross-country skiing

Places of execution were mostly outside the village and often on important traffic routes. Higher-lying places were also chosen with preference and the sites were traditionally located in such a …

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Elevation 930 m

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