This is the story of a miraculous salvation. A monster tries to run over the rich Hanseatic city of Kyritz twice, but he fails and loses his head as a result. The legend of the Mecklenburg robber baron Kurt von Bassewitz is told in Kyritz and is still kept alive today in medieval spectacles. Finally, it ends gloriously for the people of Kyritz: they defended their defensive walls stubbornly and with a lot of luck in 1381 and again in 1411.
The robber baron's first attack in 1381 failed due to bitter resistance from the citizens. But Bassewitz wanted revenge. In July 1411 he surrounded the city again and tried to take it from behind. To do this, he secretly had a tunnel dug under the defensive wall, through which he wanted to crawl into the city at bedtime. But the Kyritzers, who had been warned, were already waiting for him, poured hot gruel over his helmet and beheaded Bassewitz with his own sword.

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Gabi

July 26, 2024

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Location: Kyritz, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Ruppiner Lakeland, Brandenburg, Germany

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