Hangman's Bridge
Nov 13, 2020 18:53:48 #
On a recent trip through Bavaria, we visited the town of Nuremberg, a beautiful town with many bridges. One notable bridge is the Hangman's Bridge. The Hangman’s Bridge (Henkersteg) is a special bridge in the historic German city of Nuremberg (Nuernberg) and was constructed in 1457 as a wooden bridge.
Between the 16th and the 19th century, every city used to have their hang man, and the one from Nuremberg lived in the tower and the roofed walk above the German river Pegnitz. After the flood of 1595, three arches of the town wall bridging the southern arm of the river Pegnitz were demolished and replaced by the wooden Hangman’s Bridge with its tiled roof (reconstructed in 1954).
The executioner had to live in segregated accommodation within the city, since his trade was considered “dishonest”. Up until the Age of Enlightenment, citizens avoided any physical contact with the hangman, in order not to be excluded from the Christian community.
Nuremberg, a beautiful and charming city definitely worth visiting when/if travel opens up and you have the chance to visit Germany and Bavaria
Between the 16th and the 19th century, every city used to have their hang man, and the one from Nuremberg lived in the tower and the roofed walk above the German river Pegnitz. After the flood of 1595, three arches of the town wall bridging the southern arm of the river Pegnitz were demolished and replaced by the wooden Hangman’s Bridge with its tiled roof (reconstructed in 1954).
The executioner had to live in segregated accommodation within the city, since his trade was considered “dishonest”. Up until the Age of Enlightenment, citizens avoided any physical contact with the hangman, in order not to be excluded from the Christian community.
Nuremberg, a beautiful and charming city definitely worth visiting when/if travel opens up and you have the chance to visit Germany and Bavaria
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lxu532 wrote:
Interesting background story and beautiful photo! Thanks for sharing.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:56:59 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
Such history ❣️👍🤗
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Nov 13, 2020 20:58:35 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful shot, you are doing Germany well!
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Nov 14, 2020 06:43:52 #
Nice shot and great backstory. On my Danube cruise, Nuremberg was "cancelled" from our list of stops due to low water. Was really sorry to miss-out on that, so thank-you very much for posting.
Nov 14, 2020 07:42:38 #
Nice--lots of great detail in the download, and interesting narrative, too.
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