Mitte in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Hexenverbrennung

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 19, 2024

1. Hexenverbrennung Marker

Inscription.
Margaretha Mößmerin
Catharina Stadellmenin
Anna Wolffartin
enthauptet und verbrannt am 24. März 1599.

Die Stadt Freiburg i.Br. ehrt ihr Andenken an diesem Platz stellvertretend für alle Frauen, die dem Hexenwahn zum Opfer fielen. Das Leiden dieser und aller unschuldig gequälten Menschen ist uns Lebenden Mahnung zu Toleranz und Menschlichkeit.

Margaretha Mößmerin
Catharina Stadellmenin
Anna Wolffartin
beheaded and burned on March 24, 1599.

The city of Freiburg i.Br. honors their memory at this place on behalf of all women who fell victim to the witch craze. The suffering of these and all innocently tortured people is a reminder to us living people of tolerance and humanity.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1599.

Location. 47° 59.626′ N, 7° 50.936′ E. Marker is in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Mitte. It is at the intersection of Kaiser-Joseph-Straße and Martinsgässle on Kaiser-Joseph-Straße. Marker is on the north face of the Martinstor. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Freiburg im Breisgau BW 79098, 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 Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Martinstor (here, next to this marker); Denkmal / Monument (a few steps from this marker); Haus “Zum Pelican” / The Pelican

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(about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mathilde Otto (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Altes Rathaus / Old Town Hall (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Haus zum Ritter / House of the Knights (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 50th Anniversary of November 1944 Air Raid (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Historisches Kaufhaus (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Also see . . . History of Freiburg (Wikipedia).

Similar to the situation across Europe, witch trials took place in Freiburg. Between 1550 and 1628, 131 out of 302 convicted witches were executed. The proportion of women, who had been transferred to "the vile vice of sorcery and witchcraft",[6] was substantially higher than the proportion of men. On 24 March 1599, Catharina Stadellmenin, Anna Wolffartin and Margaretha Mößmerin among others were beheaded in Freiburg and burned outside of the city. A memorial plaque on the Martinstor recollects these victims. In 1599, 37 women were executed for being a witch and only two men as warlocks. In 1603, 30 women and four men were taken
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 19, 2024

2. Hexenverbrennung Marker
to court for using sorcery, of which 13 women were sentenced to death including Agatha Gatter.

(Submitted on January 2, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 19, 2024

3. Martinstor

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.