Anna Schnidenwind
Anna Schnidenwind , née Trutt (* around 1688 in Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl ; † April 24, 1751 in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl ), was one of the last women to be publicly executed as a witch in Germany .
She was burned at the stake on April 24, 1751 in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl in Breisgau (after being strangled ). The 63-year-old farmer was accused of the devil's pact and arson . She was held responsible for the devastating Wyhl fire on March 7, 1751, which she probably triggered while smoking . The fire destroyed much of the village.
literature
- Anna Schnidenwind née Trutt . Endingen 2001 (brochure).
- Klaus Graf: The Endinger witch trial against Anna Trutt from 1751 . In: Late witch trials. How the Enlightenment deals with the irrational. Edited by Wolfgang Behringer, Sönke Lorenz and Dieter R. Bauer. Bielefeld 2016, pp. 89–101 ( hcommons.org ).
Web links
Wikisource: Contribution to the witch history of Germany - sources and full texts
- Klaus Graf : The Endinger witch trial against Anna Trutt from 1751 (2012) online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schnidenwind, Anna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trutt, Anna (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German peasant woman who was executed as a "witch" |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1688 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1751 |
| Place of death | Endingen am Kaiserstuhl |