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Hexenturm (Witch Tower) Rotenburg an der Fulda

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Hexenturm (Witch Tower) Rotenburg an der Fulda

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  • Location: Rotenburg a.d. Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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    November 11, 2019

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    Scary stories entwine around the witch tower. Good that those are far behind.
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    June 29, 2017

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    The Witches' Tower served as a prison for a time. According to legend, the last witch, Anna Elsa Baldewin, spent a year in the tower in 1668. She was presumably sentenced because she was well-versed in herbs, which people found frightening. The prisoners were admitted through the lower hatch, and food was dropped through a hole in the ceiling of the lower tower room.
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    February 13, 2022

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    With city walls from the time the city was founded, renovated in 1290 by Landgrave Heinrich I of Hesse. The tower served as a prison.(...from information board)
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    Location: Rotenburg a.d. Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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