Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
Gerechtigkeit nach 400 Jahren / Justice After 400 Years
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2024
1. Gerechtigkeit nach 400 Jahren / Justice After 400 Years Marker
In ihrer Resolution vom 1. März 2012 hat die Stadtverordnetenversammlung der Stadt Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe die Verfahren und Verbrennung von Menschen wegen Hexerei verurteilt. Sie werden rehabilitiert, um ihnen Ansehen und Würde wiederzugeben.
More than 70 people fell victim to the witch hunts in the city and district of Homburg in the 16th and 17th centuries. This town hall tower was part of the city fortifications in the 14th century. Between 1603 and 1656, the victims of the witch hunts were held here until their execution.
In its resolution of March 1, 2012, the city council of Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe condemned the trial and burning of people for witchcraft. The victims have now been rehabilitated in order to restore their reputation and dignity.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 2012.
Location. 50° 13.799′ N, 8° 36.656′ E. Marker is in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hessen (Hesse), in Hochtaunuskreis. Marker is on Rathausstraße, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rathausstraße 15, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe HE 61348, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Engelapotheke / “Angel Apothecary” (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hotel “Cafe du Parc” (approx. half a kilometer away); Ehemalige Kaiserliche Post / Former Imperial Post Office (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Elvis im Oktober 1958 (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Anne Frank Geburtshaus / Place of Birth (approx. 11 kilometers away); Unterlindau Synagoge (approx. 13.1 kilometers away); Ehemalige Gestapozentrale / Former Gestapo Headquarters (approx. 13.1 kilometers away); Elisabeth Schumacher (approx. 13.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Also see . . . Hexenjagd Homburg (Frankfurter Rundschau, Jan. 7, 2019, in German).
Excerpt (in translation): "Justice after 400 years" is written on the memorial plaque next to(Submitted on May 22, 2024.)the old town hall tower. It commemorates one of the darkest chapters in Bad Homburg's history - and at the same time makes it clear that "fake news" is not an invention of Facebook, Twitter and the like.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 20242. Gerechtigkeit nach 400 Jahren / Justice After 400 Years Marker and Tower
At least 76 innocent people were executed for witchcraft in the then Landgraviate of Homburg during the 17th century, most of them in the short period between 1652 and 1654.
"That didn't happen in the dark Middle Ages," says Dagmar Scherf, who has been intensively studying the Homburg Hexenjagd ("Homburg witch hunt") - the title of one of her books - since the 1970s. Since then, the author from Friedrichsdorf has also researched numerous individual fates.
For example, that of "Becker Anna" from Seulberg. She even managed to escape from the prison in the town hall tower by rappelling down from the window using a cloth. She made it to the Rheingau and worked as a harvest worker in the winegrowing region. But her longing for her children was her undoing. When she tried to see them again, Anna Becker was arrested, imprisoned again and finally executed.
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
