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Torture Tower Memorial, Wemding

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Torture Tower Memorial, Wemding

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  • Location: Wemding, Danube-Ries, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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    October 4, 2021

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    During the time of the witch hunts, place of "embarrassing questioning" = torture. Commemorative plaque of the community for the 38 women and 11 men who fell victim to the witch craze.
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    April 23, 2023

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    It was a time troubled by natural disasters and disease epidemics.
    A misguided judiciary, religious delusion and human action out of fear and resentment led to a witch craze not only in Wemding at this time.
    A memorial plaque is attached directly to the torture tower: the city of Wemding commemorates those 38 women and 11 men who fell victim to the witch craze between 1609 and 1631.
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    March 10, 2025

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    View of the torture tower from the inner side of the wall. With a place to sit...
    Unfortunately there were a lot of broken pieces in the grass when I was there...
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    Location: Wemding, Danube-Ries, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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