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Rhineland-Palatinate
Südpfalz
Südliche Weinstraße
Dörrenbach

Iron Maiden in the fortification tower of the cemetery fortifications

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Südliche Weinstraße
Dörrenbach

Iron Maiden in the fortification tower of the cemetery fortifications

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Iron Maiden in the fortification tower of the cemetery fortifications

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  • Location: Dörrenbach, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    September 27, 2022

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    The Iron Maiden is a device said to have been used to torture and execute people. It is a wooden or metal hollow body, usually in the form of a woman, which was studded with nails or thorns protruding inwards.
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    This is an execution tool from the Middle Ages. Iron spikes were attached to the coat of shame. The iron maiden can be found in one of the towers by the cemetery fortification.
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    December 10, 2022

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    The Iron Maiden (an execution tool from the Middle Ages) is a fortification tower
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