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Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
 

Henkersturm
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Executioner's Storm

 
 
Henkersturm / Executioner's Storm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 19, 2024
1. Henkersturm / Executioner's Storm Marker
Inscription.  
German:
Bauzeit: um 1400
Bezeichnung nach der
Wohnung des Henkers,
Turm brannte mehrfach aus

English Translation:
Construction time: around 1400
Named after
the executioner's apartment,
the tower burned down several times

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesIndustry & CommerceLaw Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1400.
 
Location. 49° 22.811′ N, 10° 10.871′ E. Marker is in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bayern (Bavaria), in Ansbach. It is on Klingenschόtt 0.1 kilometers west of Schmidtsgδίchen, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the southwest corner of the tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Klingenschόtt 9, Rothenburg ob der Tauber BY 91541, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:
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Tόrme der Nordflanke / Towers of the north flank (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pulverturm / Powder Tower (about 150 meters away); Schrannenscheune / Grain Storage Barn (about 180 meters away); Granary / Jewish Cemetery (about 210 meters away); Zum Gedenken an Unsere / In Memory of our Jewish Fellow Citizens (about 210 meters away); Galgen- oder Wόrzburger-Tor / Gallows Gate (about 210 meters away); Galgentorturm / Gallows Gate Tower (about 210 meters away); Rabbi-Meir-Gδrtchen und „Judentanzhaus" / Rabbi-Meir-Garden and the Former Jewish Community Hall (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
 
Also see . . .  Town wall and town gates. Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Submitted on March 8, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
Henkersturm / Executioner's Storm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 19, 2024
2. Henkersturm / Executioner's Storm Marker
The Marker and Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 19, 2024
3. The Marker and Tower
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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