Hexenturm (Fulda)
The witch tower in Fulda is a 14 meter high tower of the medieval city fortifications .
The tower, built in the 12th century , was part of the inner city wall and part of the north gate. The gate and tower separated the city from the monastery district . The Witches Tower is the best preserved tower of the medieval city fortifications of Fulda.
The tower, originally built as a guard tower for the city wall, was later also used as a women's prison. According to the original documents from 1603, however, the victims of the witch persecution were demonstrably not held in this tower, but in the Fulda city palace . The name Hexenturm probably came into being in the vernacular at the end of the 19th century.
Files in the Fulda City Archives show that the tower was called “Turm am Frauentörlein” in 1808, which is also documented in 1845 by a contemporary drawing.
On the tower there is a sign to the memorial for the 270 victims of the witch hunt in Fulda, which was erected in November 2008 on the old cathedral parish cemetery.
In the immediate vicinity of the tower on Kanalstrasse in Fulda is the birthplace of the inventor of the Braun tube , Ferdinand Braun . The witch tower is open to the public. It forms station no.11 of the tourist audio guide tour through Fulda.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ city-map Fulda region: Sights - Hexenturm. In: fulda.city-map.de. July 8, 2018, accessed July 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Hexenturm not a witch tower, but part of the city fortifications - new notice board // Osthessen-News. In: osthessen-news.de. July 18, 2010, accessed July 8, 2018 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 33 ′ 9.9 " N , 9 ° 40 ′ 22.44" E