The signage also features a QR code for more information. However, we only used the QR code here and found out that the outrage of the villagers was directed against the convicted women (not against the sentences or against the execution). The gallows were also burned when the witches were burned - but compensation was to be paid for this.

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Witch burnings in Nachtsheim
From the 15th to the 18th century, many people were burned at the stake as supposed witches and sorcerers. The reasons for this witch craze are …

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