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Execution Site of the Erbach Manor
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Germany
Saxony
Vogtland
Vogtlandkreis
Markneukirchen
Execution Site of the Erbach Manor
Execution Site of the Erbach Manor
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Location: Markneukirchen, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
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Here on February 25, 1823 the last public execution took place with the sword, in which Christian Friedrich Sporn was hanged because of repeated arson. At that time, the forest was cleared so that 20,000 onlookers attended the execution.
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•October 21, 2017
For those interested in history, the others can leave the place of execution on the left (or right)
translated by•May 9, 2021
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