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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Bedburg

Eppraith – Birthplace and Residence of Peter Stubbe

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Bedburg

Eppraith – Birthplace and Residence of Peter Stubbe

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Eppraith – Birthplace and Residence of Peter Stubbe

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    Location: Bedburg, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    June 26, 2021

    The signs with the history make this hiking trail so attractive.

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      September 30, 2017

      From here the werewolf should have committed his crimes.

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        March 5, 2018

        Peter Stubbe lived as a free farmer in the tiny village of Epprath, close to Kaster. Historians now suspect that he suffered from a rare disease that caused him to behave abnormally: possibly lycanthropy. Those affected believe themselves with this disease that they can turn into a wolf. Stubbe lived on his farm with his daughter and another relative. That already made him suspicious in the eyes of his neighbors. Whether it was envy of his possessions or his unusual way of life - the eccentric Peter Stubbe was accused of being a werewolf, sentenced and executed in a particularly cruel way on October 31, 1579. Because under torture he had confessed to numerous crimes. The news of the werewolf's "misdeeds" and his execution spread throughout Europe at the time.

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          April 23, 2020

          Nice view over the Kasterer Höhe

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            April 17, 2022

            The story is interesting and is conveyed well at the individual stations.
            It's worth reading the signs here.

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              Location: Bedburg, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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