Germany
Hesse
Darmstadt District
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Idstein
Memorial Plaque for the Victims of the Idstein Witch Trials (1676)
Germany
Hesse
Darmstadt District
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Idstein
Memorial Plaque for the Victims of the Idstein Witch Trials (1676)
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Recommended by 52 out of 54 hikers
Location: Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany
In 1996, the magistrate in Idstein considered the request to put up a memorial plaque on the witch tower, which was inaugurated on November 22, 1996 as part of an ecumenical service.
During the Idstein witch trials (1676-1677), 31 women and 8 men were executed and 4 women were expelled from the country.
April 1, 2024
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