Galgenberg Execution Site

Galgenberg Execution Site

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Galgenberg Execution Site

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Location: Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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November 26, 2021

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There is a plaque here that tells the story of the Gallows Mountain. There was once an execution site here.

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

June 25, 2023

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For 60 years, there was a "high court, established here before 1506, which served as a court for the villages of Ramberg and Dernbach. [...] After 1540, the site was …

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ichbindannmaldraussen*

May 12, 2022

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Horrible idea of what happened there. Nice view of the valley.

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Elevation 280 m

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Location: Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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