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"Priestermord" Ulmen

Ulmen

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Experience point No. 3 of the hike "Witches, Executioners & Scoundrels" takes you to another dark site at approximately kilometer 1.5 – the location of gruesome violent crimes.

Here, near the "Wingertstälchen," in addition to the infamous murder of a priest, two more murders of priests occurred in the years 1673 and 1755. That clergy were precisely the target of greedy and quarrelsome perpetrators is unusual and gives the place a special, ominous note. However, today visitors have nothing to fear – a peaceful residential area now stretches out at this spot, and the dark days are far behind.

The hike "Witches, Executioners & Scoundrels" continues from here along the road for a bit before heading further into nature.

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