This is the gallows of Beerfelden, the largest and best preserved gallows in Germany. It was erected in 1597 (on the same spot was a wooden gallows before), supposed to be broken down in 1788 (except that nobody seems to have gotten the order of emperor Joseph II of Austria), and the last execution is supposed to have taken place in 1804, a woman was hanged for allegedly stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread (although this is not verified). It’s in a beautiful spot and commands a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape – although in this bleak light and with the clouds one wouldn’t think so.
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I am intrigued. what is that structure.
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Oh, I had it in the tags but I should have written it in the blog. It’s the gallows of Beerfelden in the Odenwald, the largest and best preserved gallows in Germany. It’s in a beautiful spot and commands a beautiful view. I’ll add a bit of information above.
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Cool piece of history. 😀
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