Hexenturm by cvrad

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 30, 2009

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Hello all, this is a picture of the Hexenturm in the city of Babenhausen Germny where I live. the city was founded in 1295. This is a very famous landmark of the area. It is part of the remaining castle wall where they supposedly kept the people that weere accused of being witches before they were tried and executed. I found this bottom part online: "While the witchcraze spread throughout all of Europe, it perhaps reached its most disturbing heights in Germany. Germany alone put to death approximately 30,000 people. While the accusation and trial of witches was reasonably controlled and regulated in some areas, this was not true of Germany. The witch trials in Germany were, essentially, cases of mass hysteria. The impact of the witch hunts in Germany may be seen throughout the culture, including its art and literature." Quote taken from here: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/church_history/26568 Thank you for all your comment and favs! have a Happy Halloween if that's your thing!

Comments (11)

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Faemike55

8:57AM | Fri, 30 October 2009

Very interesting image and information. I've several books on the subject, very fascinating read.

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necrophage

9:38AM | Fri, 30 October 2009

fascinating photo manipulation - great capture!

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magnus073

9:55AM | Fri, 30 October 2009

It is such a cool pic here Chris and thanks for sharing the history of this place as I had no idea about it before.

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Badtiger

12:09PM | Fri, 30 October 2009

Remember the series "The Darkside"? This picture reminds me of how they started the series. Nice manip, Chris and interesting history!

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Blackstone61

2:33PM | Fri, 30 October 2009

Excellent Picture and history.

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shadownet

4:08PM | Fri, 30 October 2009

:O)

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quarterscot

8:23AM | Sat, 31 October 2009

A very eerie bit of manipulation. I especially like the way flames seem to be shooting up the interior of the tower - recalling the days of the witch trials

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