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True crime · 1588

Five women executed as witches at Juuru

In 1588 five women of Juuru parish were tried for witchcraft and executed. It is one of the deadliest single witch trials recorded in Estonia. Most Estonian trials dealt with one or two people at a time, accused of spoiling a neighbour's cattle or crops, or of healing with charms that the church now called the devil's work.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

1588. aastal mõisteti Juuru kihelkonnas nõidumise eest surma ja hukati viis naist. See on üks verisemaid Eestis teada olevaid nõiaprotsesse. Enamasti kohtuti korraga üht-kaht inimest, keda süüdistati naabri kariloomade või vilja ärategemises või ravimises loitsudega, mida kirik nüüd kuradi tööks pidas.

Map of the area around Five women executed as witches at Juuru
59.06500° N, 24.94660° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Wikipedia: Witch trials in Latvia and Estonia. ↗

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