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The Trier Witch Trials were inspiriation for later witch trials including The Wurzenburg Witch Trials and The Salem Witch Trials.
In two cases the purgers left only one woman alive in the entire village.
When you thrink of a witch trial you most likely think of the Salem Witch Trials. However hundreds more people died in the trials in Europe
One of the largest witch trials in European history started in the rural diocese of Trier in 1581, eventually reaching the city itself six years later. The motives behind this massive witch-purging were likely political. Wanting to prove his loyalty to the Jesuits, the newly-appointed Archbishop Johann von Schöneburg ordered a purge of three groups of nonconformists: Protestants, Jews and witches. Very few of those accused of witchcraft were ever released. Between 1587 and 1593, 368 of the accused from 22 villages were burned alive, almost all confessing under torture. Almost a third of the victims were nobility or held positions in the government
St. Peter's Catherdral in Trier
"Witches" Being Burned at The Stake
Two local girls accused an older woman of bewitching them. From there it spread itno town.
Johann von Schöneburg was the Arch Bishop of Trier. He helped continue the Trials by announcing the purging of other religions.
The recorded death count in the city was 368 but the estimated count was over 1000.
Trier is a southwestern German city in the Moselle wine region, near the Luxembourg border. Founded by the Romans, it contains several well-preserved Roman structures like the Porta Nigra gate, the ruins of Roman baths, an amphitheater just outside the center and a stone bridge over the Moselle River.
Trier is the little red dot.