CITY HALL ALL-ROUND CARE LEISURE & CULTURE BUSINESS CITY PORTRAIT 1 © Hans Brech VICTIMS OF THE WITCH TRIALS Bringing sad fates to life You are here: Leisure & culture City tours Witch leadership WITCH LEADERSHIP WITCH LEADERSHIP "And the sun was dark and seemed sad ... in this year 1617 on the 6th of Martii the fire was set on the other fiends, the names are ..." (Diary of Johann Langhans 1616 - 1628) In the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War, Zeil, as the execution site of the Bamberg monastery, became the scene of one of the most severe witch persecutions in Franconia. During the witch tour we will accompany you to historical sites and stone testimonies from that time: The judgments were "published solemnit" on the pillory. The city tower served as a witch's dungeon and a dance floor for the "magical maleficent people" is now in a picturesque side street. The complex historical background is explained in depth. Accusations, confessions and judgments documented by name from the "Writing and Lehentbuch" of Johann Langhans bring the individual fates of the approximately 400 victims - from the former Zeil alone - to life for today's visitor. Details on the tour Group price for the tour: € 45 Number of participants: max. 25 people Duration: approx. 1.5 hours CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS & CONTACT City of Zeil a.Main Marketplace 8 97475 Zeil am Main +49 9524 949-0 +49 9524 949-19 info@zeil-am-main.de OPENING HOURS Click to show further opening or closing times Closed:opens on Monday at 8:00 a.m. INFO imprint data protection Our contacts contact form The correct and complete functioning of our services requires cookies. By clicking the [OK] button, you consent to our Internet domain using cookies. OK