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Raeybergh Wheel – Medieval Execution Site

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Raeybergh Wheel – Medieval Execution Site

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  • Location: Essen, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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    October 2, 2024

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    In Essen and Kalmthout, executions were carried out at at least two locations in the 17th century. The most important and perhaps also the oldest location is located at the …
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    October 2, 2024

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    The Wheel of Raeybergh, historical interpretation:

    The street name 'Raaiberg' is a reference to a place of execution dating from the Middle Ages. The name 'Raaiberg' is a corruption of the word 'radberg', a hill or mountain on which a wheel was placed.

    A wheel is mounted on a large, thick pole on which the condemned person is tied and 'radbraakt' (the breaking of all the bones) with a heavy bar, after which, after a painful death struggle, death follows.
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