The executioner's house in Nuremberg is a place where dark history, medieval architecture and exciting insights into the legal culture of past centuries come together.

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July 4, 2024

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The water tower was formerly part of Nuremberg's city fortifications. It was built as a city wall tower between 1320 and 1325, as part of the bridge over the Pegnitz at the Henkersteg. With the expansion of the city fortifications, this tower, like the Henkerturm, lost its original function and was used as a prison until the end of the imperial city period.

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October 28, 2024

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Elevation 340 m

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Heubrücke and the Schuldturm – Henkersteg (Executioner's Footbridge), Nuremberg loop from Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof

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