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Witches' Tower (Feichelturm), Schongau

Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau

Weilheim-Schongau

Schongau

Witches' Tower (Feichelturm), Schongau

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Witches' Tower (Feichelturm), Schongau

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Location: Schongau, Weilheim-Schongau, Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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February 2, 2019

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The tower was formerly 5-storey and served from the end of the 16th century as a city dungeon. As part of the Inquisition, 63 women were imprisoned here between 1589-92, tortured and then burned - hence "witch's tower".

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Christoph Stoffel Bö

June 12, 2025

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Feichelturm also called Hexenturm - not much of it can be seen anymore

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k-p-t

August 11, 2018

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is located directly on the LechErlebnisWeg

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Elevation 750 m

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Friday 12 June

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39 %

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Max wind speed: 37.0 km/h

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Location: Schongau, Weilheim-Schongau, Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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