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Where Tallinn's executioners lived
From at least the early 1600s Tallinn's executioners lived in a house owned by the town here on Rüütli Street. The list of their names goes back to 1369, when an Estonian called Melepeve held the post. In 1645 the executioner Pert Prüsepoick ran away, was caught and was hanged. Johann Andreas Meisner held the job for more than forty years from 1732, and his daughter followed him, though her work was probably limited to cleaning the streets. The potter Johann Festag, who lived in the executioner's house in 1834, was the first town citizen to take the post. The last Tallinn executioner, Friedrich Müller, served until 1877.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Hiljemalt 17. sajandi algusest elasid Tallinna timukad siin Rüütli tänaval linnale kuulunud majas. Timukate nimekiri ulatub aastasse 1369, mil seda ametit pidas eestlane Melepeve. 1645. aastal põgenes timukas Pert Prüsepoick, ta tabati ja poodi. Johann Andreas Meisner oli ametis üle neljakümne aasta alates 1732. aastast ning tema järel võttis ameti üle tütar, kelle töö piirdus ilmselt tänavate puhastamisega. Pottsepp Johann Festag, kes elas timuka majas 1834. aastal, oli esimene linnakodanikust timukas. Viimane Tallinna timukas Friedrich Müller oli ametis 1877. aastani.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: list of Tallinn executioners (Tallinna timukate loend). ↗