It’s the only medieval three beam gallows that has been preserved in Germany. In winter this site is very barren and sad. In summer the panoramic view is stunning, and if the accounts are true, that was the very reason this location was chosen: to show the delinquent one last time the beauty of the world he or she was going to leave.
I abhor the death penalty and can’t imagine if it was worse for the condemned to meet his or her face in winter or summer.
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Silent Sunday
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The exact year when Ladenburg’s hospital was established is not known. It was first mentioned in a document in 1366. It was destroyed twice and rebuilt and relocated.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Established
The pedestrian high street of Forchheim has an artificial streamlet running through it. A joy for children at all times, a bane for parents on cold days. Bächla is stream in the local dialect.
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in the nude.
Silent Sunday
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The hills of the Odenwald might not be high enough to be called mountains but there are lots of them.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Hills
The last photo on the phone SD-card. The entrance to the Schmucker Brewery in Mossautal.
The last photo on the camera SD-card. A peonie (Pentecost rose) at night.
The peonies have started to bloom. This direction, go!
Maja is the name of a frisky cartoon bee. She is very famous in Germany and hence, bees are often called Maja.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Index
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