True crime · 1699
The last witches executed in Tartu
In 1699 three people were executed for witchcraft in Tartu, then called Dorpat. The last of them was Tattra Santi Michel. They were probably the last executions for witchcraft in Estonia. The same year torture was banned, and the trials lost their teeth: when a Tartu court sentenced Wilo Ado of Valguta to death for witchcraft in 1723, the sentence was changed to prison.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1699. aastal hukati Tartus ehk tollases Dorpatis nõidumise eest kolm inimest, kellest viimane oli Tattra Santi Michel. Arvatavasti olid need viimased nõiduse eest hukkamised Eestis. Samal aastal keelati piinamine ja protsessid kaotasid oma hirmsuse: kui Tartu kohus mõistis 1723. aastal Valguta Wilo Ado nõidumise eest surma, muudeti otsus vangistuseks.