Memorial to the Slavic victims of the inquisition

In the Czech town of Jesinek one can find this stone memorial to the Slavic victims of the inquisition.

Memorial to the Slavic victims of the inquisition
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In the Czech town of Jesinek one can find this stone memorial to the Slavic victims of the inquisition. During the inquisition, many people - mostly women - that were adherents of the Silesian native faith were burned at the stake or otherwise murdered.

The inscription means: "Here women were burned in the flames of the Nysa witch trials."

Památník obětem čarodějnických procesů, Priessnitzova 521/1, 790 01 Jeseník, Czechia
50.229173, 17.1945549

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