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Landkreis Neu-Ulm

Whipping tower Weißenhorn

Landkreis Neu-Ulm

Whipping tower Weißenhorn

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Whipping tower Weißenhorn

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Location: Weißenhorn, Landkreis Neu-Ulm, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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March 17, 2026

The whipping tower was once part of Weißenhorn's town fortifications. At the same time, it also served as a kind of prison, which is why it was also called the Thieves' Tower. The so-called whipping post was a triangular piece of wood on which prisoners sometimes had to sit for days in full view of the public.

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January 13, 2023

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as it should be in an old city, the prison 🔗🗼

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February 18, 2024

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The Punishment Tower marks the northwest corner of the city fortifications. It was built starting in 1488 as part of the city wall construction. The still-visible, elongated, barred window on the upper floor of the tower represents the exit onto the wall's parapet walk and illustrates the height of the former city wall. A transformer station is now located in the tower.

There was also an exit from the walled city at this location.

Source: geschichten-aus-weissenhorn.de/der-pruegelturm

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Location: Weißenhorn, Landkreis Neu-Ulm, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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