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The Witch Hunts of Trier (1580s): A German city executed 368 people for "witchcraft" during a famine.

2 Jul 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Aura516

  The Witch Hunts of Trier (1585-1593) represent one of the most devastating witch persecutions in European history, occurring during a period of severe famine and social unrest in the German Prince-Archbishopric of Trier. As crop failures and econom...