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Hexentaufe Memorial at Rellinghausen

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Hexentaufe Memorial at Rellinghausen

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Hexentaufe Memorial at Rellinghausen

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Rapunzel

January 7, 2023

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There are said to have been witches here in Essen too. They supposedly celebrated parties with the devil in the woods and in return he gave them the power to …

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Georg

May 3, 2024

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Many women, but also men and children, lost their lives in the witch trials. In Rellinghausen, such trials took place between 1570 and 1595. The accused were tied up and thrown into the water. Those who did not drown were "excruciated" in the courthouse tower/Blücher Tower during the course of the trial and later executed on the Galgenberg/Schillerwiese. The information sign gives further details.

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Elevation 70 m

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Monday 18 May

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23 %

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